Windows Vista Vista Permission Nightmare - How to delete a system folder

[devistated]

My virus scanner found the Trojan PWS-LegMir on my PC. Of course, if it was
any good, it should have never allowed it to get there, and it should also
have automatically deleted it once it detected it. But it did neither. So I
am left to delete the file and the directory that the Trojan created. It is
c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-consoleime_31BF3856AD364E35_6.0.6001.18000_none_B63A89605 and the file is CONIME.EXE.

However when I try to delete this folder, I am told that I do not have
permission. I am the only person using this PC. No one else has ever used it.
Nevertheless, it tells me that I do not have permission to delete the folder.

How do I give myself permission to delete this Trojan folder?

 

[Peter Foldes]

Re: Vista Permission Nightmare - How to delete a system folder

Do NOT try to delete the CONIME.EXE file. It is needed by Windows Vista to run. Rather repost your issue of the virus to the public.security.homeuser newsgroup as I posted below.Give all details concerning the virus that was found and someone will give you the right method of removal. It can also be a false positive.

Again DO NOT remove the file (CONIME.EXE )Thanks to Vista that it will not let you delete it

Post here

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...t.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.security.homeusers




Peter

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"devistated" <devistated@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:04460868-E7CC-4182-AF0D-B6ED341C4C3C@microsoft.com...
> My virus scanner found the Trojan PWS-LegMir on my PC. Of course, if it was
> any good, it should have never allowed it to get there, and it should also
> have automatically deleted it once it detected it. But it did neither. So I
> am left to delete the file and the directory that the Trojan created. It is
> c:\windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-consoleime_31BF3856AD364E35_6.0.6001.18000_none_B63A89605 and the file is CONIME.EXE.
>
> However when I try to delete this folder, I am told that I do not have
> permission. I am the only person using this PC. No one else has ever used it.
> Nevertheless, it tells me that I do not have permission to delete the folder.
>
> How do I give myself permission to delete this Trojan folder?