centralkong Posted October 3, 2009 ID:137431 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hi to all,I'm under Windows Vista SP2 and I have quite a curious issue.I have a 0-bytes file named "vize20.exe." (do notice the "." ending", which I cannot delete. It says "Do you wish to delete..." and then Windows says that the specified file does not exist.Any clues in how to fix this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campywv Posted October 3, 2009 ID:137435 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Hi to all,I'm under Windows Vista SP2 and I have quite a curious issue.I have a 0-bytes file named "vize20.exe." (do notice the "." ending", which I cannot delete. It says "Do you wish to delete..." and then Windows says that the specified file does not exist.Any clues in how to fix this?Not sure that U can do this . Is it possible to rename the file and then delete it. Just a thought I had. Don't kno that u can rename exe files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger Posted October 3, 2009 ID:137451 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Not sure if this is malware or not BUT you can upload this file to Jotti and see what comes back... If it comes back clean, you still may want to upload it to the research team here at Malwarebytes' to UploadNET Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralkong Posted October 4, 2009 Author ID:137509 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Nope, I can't even access the file... Windows just returns "File not found" for vize20.exe (NOT vize20.exe.)Renaming the file returns the same error.I'm currently download an ISO of Ubuntu (my CD got corrupted), I'll try the LiveCD and see if this works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137514 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Ah yes, that should allow you access to it. Let us know the results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137567 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Have you installed Vize? As for deleting it, Linux will work. Another alternative would be grabbing the full path to the file and creating a batch file (run as administrator since it's Vista) and deleting it that way, which would likely work.Of course, you could also try FileASSASSIN in Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware under the More Tools tab . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137659 Share Posted October 4, 2009 booting from linux will delete those horrible ''access denied'' file's and registry's? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137668 Share Posted October 4, 2009 The files, yes. For registry entries you would need something to load the registry inside a Windows based environment such as WinRE or BartPE with a plugin for something that lets you access the registry of an offline system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137678 Share Posted October 4, 2009 something through regedit wont do the trick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137694 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Regedit doesn't exist in Linux . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137721 Share Posted October 4, 2009 i see i thought you can regedit and delete through windows. i think you can regedit through linux you just need a program to do it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137723 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Yes, you can delete keys in the registry through regedit in Windows, but sometimes they're locked and aren't removed so easily. There are other tools that can be used for that as well, such as RegASSASSIN but on occasion they fail and an offline deletion becomes necessary. As for Linux, I don't have too much experience with using it offline, but there may well be tools for editing the registry of an offline Windows system that you can obtain, but I haven't heard of any. I know there are such tools for WinRE and BartPE though, and you can also do it from another installation of Windows using Regedit and loading the registry hive of the offline system into it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralkong Posted October 4, 2009 Author ID:137789 Share Posted October 4, 2009 FileASSASSIN is not a choice for me because the file is not "there", just the MFT reference :S.And about installing Vize, no, I just have the installer lurking around... when I get bored of good ol' icons, I'll install it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137856 Share Posted October 4, 2009 @centralkong,So you couldn't delete it or access it from Ubuntu? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralkong Posted October 4, 2009 Author ID:137903 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I haven't finished downloading Ubuntu (yet :S). I don't have a fast Internet connection, so it's gonna take a while... and when I was about 50%, I accidentally clicked on Opera's Restart button and it got back to the beginning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swagger Posted October 4, 2009 ID:137904 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Oh no! Wow, you must be on dial-up or something similar... Well, keep us informed please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 5, 2009 ID:138192 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Yes, you can delete keys in the registry through regedit in Windows, but sometimes they're locked and aren't removed so easily. There are other tools that can be used for that as well, such as RegASSASSIN but on occasion they fail and an offline deletion becomes necessary. As for Linux, I don't have too much experience with using it offline, but there may well be tools for editing the registry of an offline Windows system that you can obtain, but I haven't heard of any. I know there are such tools for WinRE and BartPE though, and you can also do it from another installation of Windows using Regedit and loading the registry hive of the offline system into it.what do you mean by a offline deletion becomes necessary? whats a offline deletion? i assume its not disconnecting the internet and then deleting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 5, 2009 ID:138194 Share Posted October 5, 2009 No, it would be booting from another Windows installation and loading the registry from the system that isn't running (ie offline) and deleting a key that might otherwise be undeletable . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted October 5, 2009 Root Admin ID:138412 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Run a Disk Check first. Then if still an issue removing you can try to rename the file. If that too fails you can remove the folder using the DOS command RD (just make sure you supply the correct FULL path to the folder) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 6, 2009 ID:138901 Share Posted October 6, 2009 No, it would be booting from another Windows installation and loading the registry from the system that isn't running (ie offline) and deleting a key that might otherwise be undeletable .i see so if i have 2 internal hard drives and i boot from hdd B because hdd A has undeletable registry's will that work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 7, 2009 ID:139047 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Yes, that would work as long as it's running the same OS . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sUBs Posted October 7, 2009 ID:139091 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I have a 0-bytes file named "vize20.exe." Maybe file name isn't "vize20.exe." but maybe "vize20.exe.<space>" ... where <space> can also be some unprintable character. Unlocker usually works pretty well with such cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralkong Posted October 7, 2009 Author ID:139341 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hm. Finished downloading Ubuntu, burned it to a CD, verified integrity (all OK), but my PC did not want to boot from it. After you select "Try Ubuntu...", a blinking cursor appears, then the screen goes black and that's all.Downloading Unlocker, let me see if it works... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralkong Posted October 7, 2009 Author ID:139344 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Wtf. If anyone knows the author of Unlocker, tell him he's created such a wonderful tool.Right-clicking the file and selecting "Unlocker" did not work, as it was trying to open vize20.exe. But manually entering the path, "vize20.exe.", worked like a charm.Regarding Ubuntu, it didn't want to run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted October 7, 2009 Root Admin ID:139439 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Might be due to SATA drivers not available on the build you created.Regardless, glad you got it taken care of which is what counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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