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Is it safe to delete everything in C:\Documents and settings\Profile name
\Local settings\Temp? My viruschecker always finds something in there upon
boot up.

Thanks

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Hi

What is your AV program finding in that folder? You ought to try and delete
any virus first, then the files in that folder can be deleted.

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"Ariel" <none@no.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95AE3A51D5C31arielnonet@24.71.223.159...
> Is it safe to delete everything in C:\Documents and settings\Profile name
> \Local settings\Temp? My viruschecker always finds something in there upon
> boot up.
>
> Thanks
>
> A.

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"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
news:u7xzCAI1EHA.804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> Hi
>
> What is your AV program finding in that folder? You ought to try and
> delete any virus first, then the files in that folder can be deleted.
>

It's finding "randreco.exe" wich is easily deletable but shows up again on
next boot. I'm using f-prot. I've checked the registry but no sign of it
there.

thanks for reply

A.

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"Ariel" <none@no.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95AEB1304FEADarielnonet@24.71.223.159...
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
> news:u7xzCAI1EHA.804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> What is your AV program finding in that folder? You ought to try and
>> delete any virus first, then the files in that folder can be deleted.
>>
>
> It's finding "randreco.exe" wich is easily deletable but shows up again on
> next boot. I'm using f-prot. I've checked the registry but no sign of it
> there.
>
> thanks for reply
>
> A.

Hi

You may be able to delete it, but why is it turning up on every reboot? Try
an online scan for a 2nd opinion:

http://www.pandasoftware.com/activ [...] ncipal.htm

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"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
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> "Ariel" <none@no.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns95AEB1304FEADarielnonet@24.71.223.159...
>> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
>> news:u7xzCAI1EHA.804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>>
Hi, Panda found additiona files but still didn't eliminate randreco.exe.
I'm so frustrated. I ran Symantec's and Trend Micro online scanners and
even they couldn't get rid of it.

A.

>>> Hi
>>>
>>> What is your AV program finding in that folder? You ought to try and
>>> delete any virus first, then the files in that folder can be deleted.
>>>
>>
>> It's finding "randreco.exe" wich is easily deletable but shows up again
>> on next boot. I'm using f-prot. I've checked the registry but no sign
>> of it there.
>>
>> thanks for reply
>>
>> A.
>
> Hi
>
> You may be able to delete it, but why is it turning up on every reboot?
> Try an online scan for a 2nd opinion:
>
> http://www.pandasoftware.com/activ [...] ncipal.htm
>

Reply to ariel

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Hi

Try the following link:

http://groups.google.com/groups?q= [...] gle+Search

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"Ariel" <none@no.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95AF60DAE195Farielnonet@24.71.223.159...
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
> news:OCtEQQR1EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
>
>> "Ariel" <none@no.net> wrote in message
>> news:Xns95AEB1304FEADarielnonet@24.71.223.159...
>>> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in
>>> news:u7xzCAI1EHA.804@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>>>
> Hi, Panda found additiona files but still didn't eliminate randreco.exe.
> I'm so frustrated. I ran Symantec's and Trend Micro online scanners and
> even they couldn't get rid of it.
>
> A.
>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> What is your AV program finding in that folder? You ought to try and
>>>> delete any virus first, then the files in that folder can be deleted.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's finding "randreco.exe" wich is easily deletable but shows up again
>>> on next boot. I'm using f-prot. I've checked the registry but no sign
>>> of it there.
>>>
>>> thanks for reply
>>>
>>> A.
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> You may be able to delete it, but why is it turning up on every reboot?
>> Try an online scan for a 2nd opinion:
>>
>> http://www.pandasoftware.com/activ [...] ncipal.htm
>>
>

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Thanks, I'm glad that I'm not the only one with this problem. I'll have to
read the whole thread tomorrow.

thanks

A.

"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in news:#whQ8rW1EHA.2112
@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

> Hi
>
> Try the following link:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q= [...] gle+Search
>

Reply to ariel

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Thanks for your help but I couldn't find any conclusive solution. Don't know
what to do next.

Thanks again.

A.

"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in news:#whQ8rW1EHA.2112
@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

> Hi
>
> Try the following link:
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q= [...] gle+Search
>

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