From: "FromTheRafters" erratic on
"Robin Bignall" <docrobin(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:bubrg555vcle0jo5kj0ioouhg90djmtlsg(a)4ax.com...

The precise message is:
INFECTION:DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD
NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER EXISTENT.

***
It sounds to me like a conflict between two programs trying to do the
same thing, and one doesn't check for the existence of the file prior to
attempting the delete action.
***


From: Andy Walker on
David H. Lipman wrote:

>I will keep researching this and hopefully we will find what security tool is generating
>the display you have seen.

It occurred to me that she may be able to find the text of the error
in a log file for the program generating the error. Assuming the
program keeps a log, and the log has a formatted text element, she
should be able to use the search function in Windows to search for the
string "INFECTION: DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN
BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER
EXISTENT." or some portion of that. If she can find the log file, she
should be able to identify the program.

From: David H. Lipman on
From: "Andy Walker" <awalker(a)nspank.invalid>

| David H. Lipman wrote:

>>I will keep researching this and hopefully we will find what security tool is
>>generating
>>the display you have seen.

| It occurred to me that she may be able to find the text of the error
| in a log file for the program generating the error. Assuming the
| program keeps a log, and the log has a formatted text element, she
| should be able to use the search function in Windows to search for the
| string "INFECTION: DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN
| BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER
| EXISTENT." or some portion of that. If she can find the log file, she
| should be able to identify the program.


A good approach !

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


From: Robin Bignall on
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:34:09 -0500, Andy Walker
<awalker(a)nspank.invalid> wrote:

>David H. Lipman wrote:
>
>>I will keep researching this and hopefully we will find what security tool is generating
>>the display you have seen.
>
>It occurred to me that she may be able to find the text of the error
>in a log file for the program generating the error. Assuming the
>program keeps a log, and the log has a formatted text element, she
>should be able to use the search function in Windows to search for the
>string "INFECTION: DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN
>BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER
>EXISTENT." or some portion of that. If she can find the log file, she
>should be able to identify the program.

Excellent idea, Andy. I'll try now and report back. Thanks also
David.
--
Robin (who is a he!)
(BrE)
Herts, England
From: Robin Bignall on
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:10:05 +0000, Robin Bignall
<docrobin(a)ntlworld.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:34:09 -0500, Andy Walker
><awalker(a)nspank.invalid> wrote:
>
>>David H. Lipman wrote:
>>
>>>I will keep researching this and hopefully we will find what security tool is generating
>>>the display you have seen.
>>
>>It occurred to me that she may be able to find the text of the error
>>in a log file for the program generating the error. Assuming the
>>program keeps a log, and the log has a formatted text element, she
>>should be able to use the search function in Windows to search for the
>>string "INFECTION: DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN
>>BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER
>>EXISTENT." or some portion of that. If she can find the log file, she
>>should be able to identify the program.
>
>Excellent idea, Andy. I'll try now and report back. Thanks also
>David.

No joy with that. I searched for
FILE IS NO LONGER EXISTENT
but didn't find anything.
--
Robin
(BrE)
Herts, England

ps: do any of you out there live in Herts and use
text.news.virginmedia.com? Access from Herts has been down for nearly
a week.
--
Robin
(BrE)
Herts, England