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re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 8:11 am Posted by Steve (23809 messages posted) You just delete it. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10:44 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Steve thanks again. I clicked on myHiJackjack This icon on my desktop and the log that I have seen previously does not show. I only see three items described as back up files. I deleted those and they refuse to stay deleted, they are there when I go in there again. I see no reason for really deleting this three items. What do you think...Two of those items are (no name) and one is Norton Internet Security..I do not have Norton installed in my computer any longer. What do you think, why can`t I delete them? On Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 8:11 am, Steve wrote: >You just delete it. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 2:16 pm Posted by Steve (23809 messages posted) I have the online virus scanners leave the log file they create just on the Desktop, and after I look at I just delete it. So you kind of lost Me. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 3:03 pm Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Honestly, I am lost too. I have Highjack This on my desktop. I click on it and the large box appears on my screen with the following prompts: 1."Do a system scan and save a logfile. 2. "Do a system scan only" 3. This one is the only one that I can think of that will help me "view the backup lists"...I click on it and I get the three items I mentioned earlier. I cannot delete them...The log that was on my computer earlier is no longer there. I hope this will help you understand. If not, let me know. I will try] again. On Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 2:16 pm, Steve wrote: >I have the online virus scanners leave the log file they create just on the Desktop, >and after I look at I just delete it. So you kind of lost Me. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 3:36 pm Posted by Steve (23809 messages posted) I am not really familiar with Hijackthis. In general Log files are really tiny as far as it goes, and I wouldn't worry about losing them. You could put a thousand of them on one floppy disk and still have space left over. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Friday, May 1, 2009 at 4:24 am Posted by Keith Stanier (1655 messages posted) elmoticky wrote: |In that scan a log was downloaded in my computer that I want to remove. Well just find where it is and as Steve says delete it. You could always use CCleaner. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Friday, May 1, 2009 at 7:04 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Keith Stanier, thanks for your advise on CCleaner. Sometime a while back, I think it was here on this site that I read "cleaners" that supposedly cleans a registry in a computer are dangerous and may even be rogue. I really know nothing about that. However, because I use this old WinMe that I have taken great care of, I read the link you provided and I really liked what it says....."CCleaner is a freeware system of optimization, privacy and cleaning tool". I read the whole paragraph and since you recommend it, I would like you opinion on whether the Rogue description that I have in my mind is valid. I will try it if you recommend it. Even if I told steve that my backups that I cannot delete are harmless. Thanks Keith to you and Steve. On Friday, May 1, 2009 at 4:24 am, Keith Stanier wrote: >elmoticky wrote: >|In that scan a log was downloaded in my computer that I want to remove. > >Well just find where it is and as Steve says delete it. > >You could always use CCleaner. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12:40 pm Posted by Keith Stanier (1655 messages posted) elmoticky wrote: |I would like you opinion on whether the Rogue |description that I have in my mind is valid. I will try |it if you recommend it. Even if I told steve that my |backups that I cannot delete are harmless. Well I've been using CCleaner for the past two and a half years and I've never had any problems. Because it has a registry cleaner it does say you have to use it if you don't feel safe. If you do use it then it has the option to save all the info removed from the registry to a reg file so you can always double-click this file to put the info back in. Now if you still unsure they have their own Piriform Forum where you can join and ask any questions you want too about it. I've been a member there for a couple of years, see you in there. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Friday, May 1, 2009 at 1:04 pm Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) Keith Stanier, I went to Piriform forum and read some of the discussion on ccleaner. Due to my ignorance with respect to the registry and the potential for a mistake in my part in running this ccleaner, I believe that the three backup files that I want to remove do not rise to the level of emergency. I have wrote the URL for piriform and if necessary, I will most certainly use it. Right now I think I will stay safe in my own mind. Thanks again Keith. You guys have not failed me yet. On Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12:40 pm, Keith Stanier wrote: >elmoticky wrote: >|I would like you opinion on whether the Rogue >|description that I have in my mind is valid. I will try >|it if you recommend it. Even if I told steve that my >|backups that I cannot delete are harmless. > >Well I've been using CCleaner for the past two and a half years and I've never had >any problems. Because it has a registry cleaner it does say you have to use it if >you don't feel safe. If you do use it then it has the option to save all the info >removed from the registry to a reg file so you can always double-click this file >to put the info back in. > >Now if you still unsure they have their own Piriform >Forum where you can join and ask any questions you want too about it. I've been >a member there for a couple of years, see you in there. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Friday, May 1, 2009 at 5:02 pm Posted by Keith Stanier (1655 messages posted) elmoticky wrote: |I believe that the three backup files that I want to remove do not rise |to the level of emergency. What are these three backup files you want to remove? Surely you can delete these files on your own? With CCleaner you can select certain folders or files that you want cleaning in addition to a normal clean. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Remove Log from previous virus scan Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 6:13 am Posted by elmoticky (134 messages posted) keith Stanier, here are the three files that I want to delete: 3/25/2009, 1025:08 AM: 02-BHO(no name) [ADEDFA96-1357-OBF3 7725-3BC1682316...Two of the files are exactly the same except the numbers. The third is Norton Internet Security which I have not had on my computer for about two years. I tried to delete them from the box by checking the check-box on each side and I delete them. When I go to my desktop and click Hijackthis, the large box opens and I click the backup file prompt and they appear again. So this is about all I can tell you at this time..I have just given up because I usually do not go there, unless of course a scan will be made soon. On Friday, May 1, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Keith Stanier wrote: >elmoticky wrote: >|I believe that the three backup files that I want to remove do not rise >|to the level of emergency. > >What are these three backup files you want to remove? > >Surely you can delete these files on your own? > >With CCleaner you can select certain folders or files that you want cleaning in addition >to a normal clean. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum