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by dparsons

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Does anyone know how to delete the file "dpusys.ini" or can anyone tell me what it is? It appeared on a users desktop while he was browsing the internet. You cannot delete it as it consistantly pops back up. It does not appear anywhere in the startup menu. In trying to delete it, it created a directory called "recycler"???

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by mrafrohead

That sounds an awful lot like some spyware that I recently ran into on a different computer. Keep attention to the name of that file, it will probably start to change names in the near future.

I would recommend downloading these two utilities and running them both on your box.

Adaware 6 - www.lavasoft.dk
Spybot 1.2 - security.kolla.de

Make sure that you update both of those programs before you start scanning.

Mrafrohead

by dparsons

I ran Adaware right away (most current update) and it found absolutely nothing. I'll give spybot a shot.
Thanks!

by oz_media

It is a place where you can ask Technical Questions and receive relevant replies.

THis is a Discussion forum and not best suited for tech issues such as yours.

I know the links are pretty confusing but they are apparently being restructured to make more sense.

If you are using Windows XP:
Now to delete that nasty file, Go to your start, help n support and in the pick a task area, click on "use tools to view..." This can get you to click on the system config utility link on the left side. Once there click on boot.ini tab, click on safe boot, click apply, re-sart pc on safe mode, then go and try to delete the virus
file(s). Try to scan for virus first if you like to find them all. Then go back to system conf utility and click general tab, click on normal boot, click on apply and restart your system.

If Win98: You can press F8 while rebooting to get the Safe Mode prompt, just delete the file from the desktop and you shopuld be good to go.

by srosa

this nasty little virus starts a process called sysupd.exe, add registry values and drops the dpusys.ini file. first thing to do is stop the sysupd.exe process, then, delete sysupd.exe file wherever you find, delete any registry values with 'sysupd' in the key, and then delete dpusys.ini. now, you may have to do these three steps quickly because the process automatically restarts itself.

here is the post that help me...
http://www.internetprivacy.biz/posts35987-15.html

by kkyser

I did exactly as Oz Media recommended for XP users. Worked well. From the Start menu his terminology is slightly off from what Windows actually designates but I found the places to click and then followed his directions into SAFEMODE. I searched for anything that had SYSUPD in it. The search found 2 items. Deleted both. Then searched again for DPUSYS in its name, found 2 again, deleted them.
Went back to Start menu and put my system back into normal boot and restarted. Thanks OZ, you made it easy.

by jgartrell

In Windows XP, use the system restore tool to go back to the last system restore point. It works!

by grl_dreamer

YOU HAVE TO GO TO REGISTRY

LOCAL MACHINE/SOFTWARE/
AND DELETE A FOLDER WITH THE NAME DBI, IF U FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN DELETING IT, JUST RENAME IT AND THEN DELETE THE DPUSYS.INI ICON

by shangrulo

I need help to delete "dpusys.ini" but I dont know how. I went to \WINDOWS and I saw the dpusys file, i tried to delete it but it says "you cant delete dpusys because a person or a program is using it. Close all the other files that are using it and try again." I dont know what program or files that or using it.

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