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Hi,
I cannot quarantine or delete two files that Norton Virus 2003 finds. I have done the updated patch for W98 and stopped sharring, empty temp int files and temp files and recycle bin. The item files are win.ini withvirus name being w32.Opaserv(win.ini. I believe I have followed all the different sets of instructions on Symantec site. I ran the different w32.opaserv tools. I also ran in safe mode.
I cant delete the files.
any ideas?
Thanks

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by casemaker

The first site has information I have tried. I cant find the win.ini file using dos. the second site returns page not found.
Thank You

by bobho

Are you trying to delete the win.ini file? If you do that with win98 alot of things are not going to work. The only thing(s) you have to do in the win.ini file is remove the line(s) referring to scrsvr.exe and tmp.ini in the [windows] section. You don't have to delete it.

DrBob:>)

by data ninja

SOLUTION #1:
Go to the following site and download the Opaserv.D pqremove utility (top of the list) that will automatically clean it up for you!
(they will ask if you are a current user, just select the link for "I'm not a current user" and fill out the information, don't worry, it's safe to share this info with these people) and once you've downloaded it, run it and let it do its work! Poof the virus is gone!

http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/

SOLUTION #2:
NOTE:Opaserv.Dcreates the following file(s):

1) SCRSVR.EXE, in the Windows directory.
2) TMP.INI, in the root directory of the hard disk. This is a copy of the system's WIN.INI file, with the following modification: Run=c:\windows\system\srcsvr.exe.

Opaserv.D also enters the line run=c:\tmp.ini in the original WIN.INI file, which causes the worm to run.
Opaserv.D inserts the following entry in the Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run\"ScrSvr" = %WinDir%\ SCRSVR.EXE

(HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ScrSvr =C:\WINDOWS\ScrSvr.exe)

The following three non-viral files MAY be found in the root folder of infected systems and must be deleted (if they exist): tmp.ini, scrsin.dat, scrsout.dat

Editing win.ini
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Search for Win.ini in the Windows folder and open it in Notepad. Search for any references to the files you deleted. Delete the references.

Editing the registry
You will also need todelete the following registry key.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ScrSvr = C:\WINDOWS\ScrSvr.exe
and delete it if it exists.

Reboot...

by data ninja

To get to the win.ini file from dos, you'll have to change directory "CD Windows" then enter "edit win.ini" and look for the run=c:\tmp.ini. If you get the error "file not found", an empty file or similar, win.ini may be "hidden". Close the editor then to unhide it type "attrib win.ini -r -s -h", do the same with the tmp.ini in the root (C:\) so you can delete it.

by data ninja

To see hidden/system/read only files use the "dir /a/p" command from the dos prompt. (not a dos prompt in windows, but from the boot up select item 5 (or 6) "Command Prompt only".

by casemaker

There are no references to these items. I am posting another question detailing the location of the files that I can't delete. Thank You

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