Files stuck

[MatthewTimothy]

if you cant get it off it may be malware

 

[qmr55]

throw this at it:

spybot:
here

CCLeaner:
here

I run CCLeaner daily and spybot usually once a week or so.

Is your HD reporting any SMART errors?

Nope nothing...I thought about that already, even tried cloning the hard drive and booting it on another computer, didn't work.

Anyone with linux experience have any ideas of deleting it through linux? I can boot it and view the file system from the linux viewer but still receive errors when trying to delete it from there.

 

[CS-SignSupply]

be sure to use -f when trying to delete the file in Linux. -f = Forcefully Remove File

rm -f -r {file-name}

 

[qmr55]

be sure to use -f when trying to delete the file in Linux. -f = Forcefully Remove File

rm -f -r {file-name}

Tried that as well, didn't work!

It's pretty bad when you can't even delete the file from a linux terminal...

 

[qmr55]

Still stuck! Anymore ideas guys?

 

[J Hill Designs]

my last idea: map the folder that the file(s) are in to a virtual drive, such as W or something, then try and delete from the mapped drive

 

[Flame]

Have you tried "move on boot" ? I had some stubborn files and that got rid of them.

Could possibly be malware? Install rkill and run it as soon as you boot.... I always do that and it's amazing what that lil program finds.

 

[qmr55]

my last idea: map the folder that the file(s) are in to a virtual drive, such as W or something, then try and delete from the mapped drive

Didn't think of that, trying that right now. Thanks!

Have you tried "move on boot" ? I had some stubborn files and that got rid of them.

Could possibly be malware? Install rkill and run it as soon as you boot.... I always do that and it's amazing what that lil program finds.

1: I did try move on boot, that didn't work either.

2: I am almost positive it is not malware, I run Malwarebytes all the time and surely that would catch it. I might give rkill a try though.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Border]

How about placing that hard drive into an external enclosure and removing the file(s) using another computer to explore the hard drive???