Deleting quaretined virus

[supa_al]

I got Networks Associates VirusScan.

 

When it detects something, it will delete it, or quaretine it, sending to a folder named Quarentine.

 

Does anybody know how to delete the contents of the stuff in it, basically the do's n don'ts?

Edited January 3, 2005 by supa_al

[Gryph]

In Norton AntiVirus, in the quarantined files list you can right click on the file and choose delete. Don't know if McAfee has the same deal...

[supa_al]

Ok, well il see if that will work.

 

 

 

..........Interestingly enough, i have not found a way to do so.

 

wah.

Edited January 3, 2005 by supa_al

[Robert]

I have that virus scanner. I find it effective against adware

and exe files that websites try to stick in your computer.

 

You probably found that when you try to empty the

Quarantine folder, that the virus scanner stepped in

and prevented it.

 

There are two ways to do it

 

1. Hold down shift while deleting it. This will delete it

instead of going to the recycle bin.

 

OR

 

2. Do it in safe mode

[supa_al]

Excellent, that worked. Thanks robbbert.

 

Yeah, this virus scanner is very effective. It never fails to amaze. Its insane how much crap could load on to your computer.

[Darken]

I think you can also use the safe mode and just delet the file

[Agozer]

Excellent, that worked.  Thanks robbbert.

 

Yeah, this virus scanner is very effective.  It never fails to amaze. Its insane how much crap could load on to your computer.

This was already mentioned by robbbert.

Edited January 6, 2005 by Agozer

[i l l m a t i c]

so you couldnt delete the file in the qurantine section?

[Robert]

READ what I said in post #4

[i l l m a t i c]

READ what I said in post #4

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ive missed that ....u can also delete undeleted stuff (in normal mode) using deep delete

 

http://www.methlabs.org/deepdelete_r3.zip