Re: Help with Virus at C:\RECYCLERS

Thanks Malke, emptying the recycle bin cleared the problem.
Michael
"Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>M Keville wrote:
>
>> AVG identified 3 virus at C:\RECYCLERS\.... It didn't delete or put to
>> the vault so they are apparently still there. I have no idea how to
>> get rid of them as this file\location isn't accessible to me.Any help
>> on getting rid of them would be much appreciated. Thanks
>> Michael
>
> That is your Recycle Bin (unless you once had one of the Norton products
> which included Norton Protected Recycle Bin). So just emptying the Bin
> should do it. If you had a Norton program and forgot to disable the
> Protected Recycle Bin before uninstalling it, make sure you can see all
> hidden files (from Folder Options) and delete the Recyclers folder. You
> may need to go into Safe Mode to do this.
>
> Malke
> --
> "I have a cunning plan..."


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