Stubborn Adware Program

Question

I'm trying to get rid of an adware lop program.  I'm running XP pro on a 700M.  Adware SE Pro can't find it but Norton antivirus says it's in a directory starting with C:\RECYCLER\ followed by a bunch of numbers\Dc1\Setup.exe.  I can't find this directory to delete the program.  I have shown all the hidden files.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks

Mary G · Answer

Recycler folder is a system file in C. Empty your recycle bin plus empty your protected recycle bin, if any. If you show system files, as well as hidden, you'll see it.

Drkwolf · Answer

Thanks for your advice.  I just emptied the bin and the program is gone.

ThomasPB · Answer

Just curious - how do you empty the 'protected' recycle bin? How is that different from the what I'll call the 'normal' reccyle bin?

Drkwolf · Answer

right click on protected recycle bin and go to properties.  There you can switch protected bin to standard bin.  Now you can delete whatever you want.

ThomasPB · Answer

Sorry - I don't see what you see.  I right click on my Recycle bin (the only one I have; I can't determine if this is prototected or not) and slect properties.  Again I dont' see any reference to protected or not.  What am I missing?

Drkwolf · Answer

Sorry, you will only have a 'protected' recycle bin if you are running Norton Systemworks.

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Stubborn Adware Program

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