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Hi all

In my office systems a file named desktop.ini stored in each and every folders of my system. Am using XP.
And also that file has names like DESKTOP.INI, _destop.ini

I found that its a type of virus. That file is stored or copied in the Administrative tools too.. I have tried lots of antivirus softwares. But nothing cleared it..

And that virus includes a IFRAME code for some sites into my asp, php etc files.

It also affects my programs in ASP, PHP etc...

I think the virus name is VBS.Redlof.A

plz tell me a solution to clear those files.

by searching the computer also resulted failure...

Plz tell me a anti virus software that clears it.

Help me plz

thanx
Jul 6 '07 #1
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dafodil
392 256MB
Hi all

In my office systems a file named desktop.ini stored in each and every folders of my system. Am using XP.
And also that file has names like DESKTOP.INI, _destop.ini

I found that its a type of virus. That file is stored or copied in the Administrative tools too.. I have tried lots of antivirus softwares. But nothing cleared it..

And that virus includes a IFRAME code for some sites into my asp, php etc files.

It also affects my programs in ASP, PHP etc...

I think the virus name is VBS.Redlof.A

plz tell me a solution to clear those files.

by searching the computer also resulted failure...

Plz tell me a anti virus software that clears it.

Help me plz

thanx

Please try avg a free antivirus.....

just type avg in google to download...

Tell me what happens...
thanks....
Jul 6 '07 #2
arunbalait
164 100+
Please try avg a free antivirus.....
Tell me what happens...
thanks....
Ya i have tried that too..

Upto AVG7.5

Then once I used AVG that cleared those files.,. But I forgot that version name. So i tried lots of AVG versions after that. But no changes.

Thanx for your reply.
Jul 6 '07 #3
dafodil
392 256MB
I've searched the virus and it can be easily removed by norton....

Noticed that it only affects windows operating system....

Made of vb script....

Check this out:

http://www.symantec.com/
Jul 6 '07 #4
arunbalait
164 100+
I've searched the virus and it can be easily removed by norton....

Noticed that it only affects windows operating system....

Made of vb script....

Check this out:

http://www.symantec.com/
Am using symantec 10.1 now. But not detecting.

Now using that anti virus only.

I already found the info abut that virus in that site.
Thanx.
Jul 6 '07 #5
dafodil
392 256MB
Am using symantec 10.1 now. But not detecting.

Now using that anti virus only.

I already found the info abut that virus in that site.
Thanx.
How about trying to download Norton Antivirus 2007, try the trial version

try this link:

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...oads/index.jsp
Jul 6 '07 #6
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Am using symantec 10.1 now. But not detecting.

Now using that anti virus only.

I already found the info abut that virus in that site.
Thanx.
Here is the reason that AV won't detect those files:

If you have configured your folders options to 'remember each folder's view
settings' then you will get a desktop.ini file on every folder. This is not
a virus - this is just the settings container for that folder.
Jul 6 '07 #7
arunbalait
164 100+
How about trying to download Norton Antivirus 2007, try the trial version

try this link:

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...oads/index.jsp
Ya watever the version for symantec it doesnt works. I think it needs some patches. But tried few patches. Dont know exact patch.

I tried this version too as a trial version. But no change so I again came back to symantec 10.1
Jul 6 '07 #8
arunbalait
164 100+
Here is the reason that AV won't detect those files:

If you have configured your folders options to 'remember each folder's view
settings' then you will get a desktop.ini file on every folder. This is not
a virus - this is just the settings container for that folder.
Ya You are right. Thats windows OS file. But with that same name the virus file copies into my system..

Goto symantec.com and search for desktop.ini. It gives the details about that virus
Jul 6 '07 #9
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Ya You are right. Thats windows OS file. But with that same name the virus file copies into my system..

Goto symantec.com and search for desktop.ini. It gives the details about that virus
Apples and oranges, my fiend. If you have that setting turned on, and AV won't detect them, then you don't have the virus.
Jul 6 '07 #10
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Apples and oranges, my fiend. If you have that setting turned on, and AV won't detect them, then you don't have the virus.
What's more, all the info that I have dug up is dated 2003 & 2005.
Jul 6 '07 #11
arunbalait
164 100+
What's more, all the info that I have dug up is dated 2003 & 2005.
Ya fine... But that file entered into my system through a CD. I scanned that CD too..

If its not a virus am happy only. Am in doubt that, that file getting copied in all folders, administrative tools etc., But in some folders that file does not exists.

Give me some idea if am wrong.

Thanx for your informations
Jul 6 '07 #12
dafodil
392 256MB
Ya fine... But that file entered into my system through a CD. I scanned that CD too..

If its not a virus am happy only. Am in doubt that, that file getting copied in all folders, administrative tools etc., But in some folders that file does not exists.

Give me some idea if am wrong.

Thanx for your informations

Is there no other way? How about using the system restore...
Jul 6 '07 #13
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Ya fine... But that file entered into my system through a CD. I scanned that CD too..

If its not a virus am happy only. Am in doubt that, that file getting copied in all folders, administrative tools etc., But in some folders that file does not exists.

Give me some idea if am wrong.

Thanx for your informations
A legitimate desktop.ini file can be opened with notepad.
In there you should see only text. For example:
[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=Barton whoever
Personalized=5
PersonalizedName=My Documents
Jul 6 '07 #14
arunbalait
164 100+
A legitimate desktop.ini file can be opened with notepad.
In there you should see only text. For example:
[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=Barton whoever
Personalized=5
PersonalizedName=My Documents
The files those are visible are opening nad that file contains contents like what you mentioned.. But some files are not visible. But while copying a folder to another location I can able to see that file being copied in the copy progress window.

And that file too scanned by AV but they not indicate them as virus.
Jul 6 '07 #15
dafodil
392 256MB
Try to check the startup folder if anything strange is hanging in there...

And also try to check your task manager by presing ctrl+alt+delete if there is any strange processes running...
Jul 6 '07 #16
arunbalait
164 100+
Try to check the startup folder if anything strange is hanging in there...

And also try to check your task manage by presing ctrl+alt+delete if there is any strange processes running...
I have cleared my startup folder.And it contains only the necessary startup files.

Then explorer.exe and svchost.exe only giving troubles always. It kills lots of my cpu usage. And while booting my system processing is too slow. It takes about 3 minutes to come to normal.

I have installed symantec 10.1 edition. Rtvscan.exe also runs at high memory usage But it might of some other problems I think.


I formatted my C drive and installed XP again. Once after the installation of symantec my cpu usage goes to high.

These problems may not be due to desktop.ini.
But am sure the files were hidden.

Thanx.
Jul 6 '07 #17
dafodil
392 256MB
I'm glad you already solved your problems...

It's easy to create a virus using vb...

Try to experiment at times you'll notice that they always try to put it on your startup, registry and schedule list.....


"You know how to attack, you know how to defend"
law of hacking
Jul 6 '07 #18
arunbalait
164 100+
I'm glad you already solved your problems...

It's easy to create a virus using vb...

Try to experiment at times you'll notice that they always try to put it on your startup, registry and schedule list.....


"You know how to attack, you know how to defend"
law of hacking

Hi,,

Is there any solution?

I juz formatted my C drive and installed XP.

Again desktop.ini files created.

And that file also created in my pen drive and digital cam.

How to resolve this?
Jul 17 '07 #19
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Hi,,

Is there any solution?

I juz formatted my C drive and installed XP.

Again desktop.ini files created.

And that file also created in my pen drive and digital cam.

How to resolve this?
If you have configured your folders options to 'remember each folder's view
settings' then you will get a desktop.ini file in every folder. This is not
a virus - this is just the settings container for that folder.

If you look inside the file with Notepad, you should see only text and it should make sense what that text is.
Jul 17 '07 #20
dafodil
392 256MB
Yeah right, Its not a virus anymore.... its normal to have desktop.ini
After installing xp? its probably not a virus...
Jul 17 '07 #21
arunbalait
164 100+
Yeah right, Its not a virus anymore.... its normal to have desktop.ini
After installing xp? its probably not a virus...
Yeah but I didnt found any files in my pen drive. Its newer one. When I started to use it I found the file being created. And am deleting it whenever I find that file. I need to transfer some data to and fro to my office. So after copying the data into my pen drive and when I open it at home I can able to see that hidden file named desktop.ini. How its get created?

Thank you
Jul 17 '07 #22
dafodil
392 256MB
Yeah but I didnt found any files in my pen drive. Its newer one. When I started to use it I found the file being created. And am deleting it whenever I find that file. I need to transfer some data to and fro to my office. So after copying the data into my pen drive and when I open it at home I can able to see that hidden file named desktop.ini. How its get created?

Thank you
It's automatically created when you copy files from your desktop... Even my stick drive has that one file after copying from desktop, just ignore it...
Jul 17 '07 #23
arunbalait
164 100+
It's automatically created when you copy files from your desktop... Even my stick drive has that one file after copying from desktop, just ignore it...
Hmm fine. But I didnt copied them from desktop. I copied from local drive d or e......
Jul 17 '07 #24
dafodil
392 256MB
Hmm fine. But I didnt copied them from desktop. I copied from local drive d or e......
Its normal just ignore it.... That's why its safer to unview your hidden files than to view it...
Jul 17 '07 #25
arunbalait
164 100+
Its normal just ignore it.... That's why its safer to unview your hidden files than to view it...
Ya ok if in the case that file wouldnt give any problems.

But once I used caetrust an antivirus it reported and cleaned those files. But that software also not working. Anyway thanx.
Jul 17 '07 #26
itsraghz
127 100+
hello arunbalait,


i had the same issue in my desktop and suffered a lot to clean up the desktop.ini virus file with norton antivirus and some others..

but atlast, CA's eTrust was able to find it and clean it up. Try using that once. do apply the test on all drives of your harddisk (probably one night) and the next day morning you will get a list of all locations where this desktop.ini file is present.

Note: whenever you open any HTML file inside the drive which has this desktop.ini file, this file will get spreaded. It mainly spreads due to the presence of HTML files as well. Beware of this!!

HtH.
Jul 17 '07 #27
arunbalait
164 100+
hello arunbalait,


i had the same issue in my desktop and suffered a lot to clean up the desktop.ini virus file with norton antivirus and some others..

but atlast, CA's eTrust was able to find it and clean it up. Try using that once. do apply the test on all drives of your harddisk (probably one night) and the next day morning you will get a list of all locations where this desktop.ini file is present.

Note: whenever you open any HTML file inside the drive which has this desktop.ini file, this file will get spreaded. It mainly spreads due to the presence of HTML files as well. Beware of this!!

HtH.
Hi itsraghz,

Once I used CA's Etrust and it cleaned those files, But later I used it in my home and its not working there. Live Update not working. Where can I get that software?
And

That virus also affects asp, php files. It generates some iframe code into the asp files.
Thanx for the idea
Jul 18 '07 #28
itsraghz
127 100+
Hi itsraghz,

Once I used CA's Etrust and it cleaned those files, But later I used it in my home and its not working there. Live Update not working. Where can I get that software?
And

That virus also affects asp, php files. It generates some iframe code into the asp files.
Thanx for the idea
Hello arunbalait,

I have not heard about the affecting of asp,php files. Perhaps, it may also belong to category of eligible list of files. I had got it in internet once and thats what i heard from my friends about updation of Antivirus.

Let me check and tell you about it further.
Jul 23 '07 #29
arunbalait
164 100+
Hello arunbalait,

I have not heard about the affecting of asp,php files. Perhaps, it may also belong to category of eligible list of files. I had got it in internet once and thats what i heard from my friends about updation of Antivirus.

Let me check and tell you about it further.
Hi...

Does anybody got soltion for it...

Plz help me...

AM still having that problme even after formatting my system

Thanx
Oct 9 '07 #30
bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
Hi...

Does anybody got soltion for it...

Plz help me...

AM still having that problme even after formatting my system

Thanx
If you have configured your folders options to 'remember each folder's view
settings'
then you will get a desktop.ini file in every folder. This is not
a virus - this is just the settings container for that folder.

If you look inside the file with Notepad, you should see only text and it should make sense what that text is.
Oct 9 '07 #31
arunbalait
164 100+
If you have configured your folders options to 'remember each folder's view
settings'
then you will get a desktop.ini file in every folder. This is not
a virus - this is just the settings container for that folder.

If you look inside the file with Notepad, you should see only text and it should make sense what that text is.
HI

Ya I know 'remember each folder' this option too..

Tried by enable/disable this option.

These files were being copied into my Pendrive, Digi Cam and other portable devices too...
Oct 10 '07 #32
Hi all

In my office systems a file named desktop.ini stored in each and every folders of my system. Am using XP.
And also that file has names like DESKTOP.INI, _destop.ini

I found that its a type of virus. That file is stored or copied in the Administrative tools too.. I have tried lots of antivirus softwares. But nothing cleared it..

And that virus includes a IFRAME code for some sites into my asp, php etc files.

It also affects my programs in ASP, PHP etc...

I think the virus name is VBS.Redlof.A

plz tell me a solution to clear those files.

by searching the computer also resulted failure...

Plz tell me a anti virus software that clears it.

Help me plz

thanx



Hello sir This Ali Baig .....

sir Your Problem Desktop.ini Plz Useing ( McAfee Virusscan Enterprise Ver. 8.0i )

Takecare ................
Nov 30 '07 #33
apking
32
Hi arunbalait

Use Avira Antivurus.You will surely Resolve that problem.go here and get it avira antivirus personal classic Edition.once install and update .its purly free software.

www.avira.com

regards
apking
Nov 30 '07 #34
paroo
4
hi this is parvathy,
i also have the same problem. I got this desktop.ini from computer serviceman 's computer when he used my motherboard in his computer.
Dec 1 '07 #35
arunbalait
164 100+
hi this is parvathy,
i also have the same problem. I got this desktop.ini from computer serviceman 's computer when he used my motherboard in his computer.

Have u resolved da problem?
Dec 6 '07 #36
arunbalait
164 100+
Hi arunbalait

Use Avira Antivurus.You will surely Resolve that problem.go here and get it avira antivirus personal classic Edition.once install and update .its purly free software.

www.avira.com

regards
apking
Thanx for ur rep man

But I have tried that one too....

But still having that problem

Thanx
Dec 6 '07 #37
paroo
4
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Dec 9 '07 #38
arunbalait
164 100+
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Hello,

What is this?

Why such a reply?
Dec 11 '07 #39
apking
32
USE NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition 3.0
Dec 24 '07 #40
paroo
4
USE NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition 3.0

did it works?.............................plz let me know
thanks in advance

with regards
Dec 30 '07 #41
apking
32
Yes. Its working For me fine.
Jan 4 '08 #42
paroo
4
Yes. Its working For me fine.
thanks
but did it remove desktop.ini...........
Jan 4 '08 #43
well use smadav to unhide it

after that you must open 1 by 1 and delete it
Oct 4 '10 #44

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