I've tried the delete function in LW...I hit the delete, and nothing happens. The file is visible in the library, but for some reason, it's like it's invisible to any program trying to delete it.

because its obviously malware, and you have been jacked IMHO....

have you tried running HiJack this and reviewing the log?

if you run the program and copy and paste the log file here I'll give it a shot...if I can't figure it out I'll direct you to a place that can and will most likely figure it out...just don't mention anything about LW there...

SUCCESS!!! The only way, and I do mean the ONLY way I could nuke this ******* was to boot from my VISTA DVD, go to the repair option, open a command prompt, and delete the documents folder under my User profile. The download file finally shows empty...what a relief. I just hope there are no remnants left anywhere on my machine. I'll scan with every program I can think of, but I've done that while the file was there, and it didn't show any infections. One of the things I ended up doing in my quest to fix this headache was to enter a line under the command prompt that created a separate administrator logon on the opening screen. Anyone know how I can get rid of that so that the system boots directly into my profile? Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I really appreciate all the responses.

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Gingham

Seems like your solution is similar to Peerless dual boot system, i.e. boot from a different partition or hard disk, using a different O/S, and deleting the malware.

Mind you, I feel that we single O/S, and without a system disk, people are screwed if we ever get this particular nasty piece of trash.


UK Bob

I honestly don't know if anything else would have worked if I hadn't used my Vista install disc. According to a friend of mine, the file was probably "broken" in some fashion, creating an endless loop of trying to read it by my system...that's why I couldn't delete it as it was always shown "in use". I don't think it was a virus or malware, but it was likely put on the network by some little turd looking to cause havok. The scary thing is it won't show up as anything to worry about when you scan it before opening it. I don't know how to prevent this from happening again, other than to completely avoid video files from LW.