crack.exe virus won't go away!! help please =(

leylalu · 12-23-2005, 05:01 PM

hi, my stupid brother was... stupid enough to download something called 'crack.exe' and run it. now everytime the computer starts an ad pops up. i searched for the source and found it in 'windows:/c' but when i try to delete it, it won't let me.
i have norton virus 2005 running but it says there are no threats. then i tried spybot search and destroy and it says my computers clean. but damnit, i see it!!!
does anyone know how i can get rid of it? how come i can't delete it when i know where it is?
thanks for the help in advance.

**dragon2309** · 12-23-2005, 05:14 PM

You cant delete it because its currently running, if your press CTRL + ALT + DEL and go to PROCESSES you will most likely find it in there, end it and then try to delete it.

If the virus is smart it amy try to start itslef back up instantly if it doesn this then start windows in safemode and delete it through there.

**ceewi1** · 12-24-2005, 03:39 AM

try www.housecall.antivirus.com, it will detect and remove some viruses that Norton does not.

mpic92 · 12-25-2005, 03:10 AM

Restart your computer in safemode by tapping F8 on startup and selecting Safe Mode. You should be able to delete it from there.

12-23-2005, 05:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
leylalu New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6	crack.exe virus won't go away!! help please =( hi, my stupid brother was... stupid enough to download something called 'crack.exe' and run it. now everytime the computer starts an ad pops up. i searched for the source and found it in 'windows:/c' but when i try to delete it, it won't let me. i have norton virus 2005 running but it says there are no threats. then i tried spybot search and destroy and it says my computers clean. but damnit, i see it!!! does anyone know how i can get rid of it? how come i can't delete it when i know where it is? thanks for the help in advance.

12-23-2005, 05:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,424	You cant delete it because its currently running, if your press CTRL + ALT + DEL and go to PROCESSES you will most likely find it in there, end it and then try to delete it. If the virus is smart it amy try to start itslef back up instantly if it doesn this then start windows in safemode and delete it through there. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

12-24-2005, 03:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	try www.housecall.antivirus.com, it will detect and remove some viruses that Norton does not. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-25-2005, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
mpic92 Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Posts: 180	Restart your computer in safemode by tapping F8 on startup and selecting Safe Mode. You should be able to delete it from there. __________________ New HP dv9000t Laptop: Genuine Windows XP Professional Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz) 17.0" WSXGA+ BrightView Widescreen (1680x1050) 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)

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