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> I'm trying to delete files related to the NIMDA virus.
> But some files such as *.eml and riched20.dll can't
> be deleted. When I'm deleting the *.eml files, the
> error message, "File is in use" appears. In the case
> of the riched20.dll, I'm changing the attribute property
> from hidden+system but everytime, "Access Denied"
> message appears.
Try downloading f-prot from www.complex.is - you can use the DOS version
with a bootable floppy disk to clean your computer.
If you are unsure how to make it work in this way you can download a routine
I wrote that is designed to use f-prot to clean nimda but will also work
with most other viruses.
* get 2 blank disks, make them bootable (put each one into the a: drive in
turn, open a dos prompt and type sys a: for the first one, remove it, put in
the 2nd and type sys a: again and voila! 2 bootable floppies!). I'm told
this don't work if you have Windows ME but I don't know anything about that
to tell you what to do instead.
* Then download nimdanuke.zip from the ftp site ftp://www.lutonsfc.ac.uk -
It's based on f-prot and kills most known viruses dead.
*Open nimdanuke.zip once it's downloaded and you'll find 2 zip files in
there labeled 'disk1' and 'disk2'.
* Extract the contents of 'disk1.zip' to the first bootable floppy we made
in the last paragraph, and the contents of 'disk2.zip' to the second
bootable floppy.
* Read the instructions in the Read_Me.txt file on how to use the 2 disks.
You should read parts 2 & 3 which tell you more about making and using the
floppies.
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