Anyone help with Virusscan problems?

[Rich H]

Well, I noticed when doing a full scan with McAfee, it would always stop at 72%.
By looking at the file name ( unfortunately Macbeth doesn't give the full name of the file you're scanning ), I could trace it down to AppData.
By scanning every folder, I rounded it down that the troublesome file is in AppData/ Local/ Microsoft/ Windows.

Doing a scan of the Windows folder, it is indeed there.
But if I scan everything, all the subfolders and files within Windows, I cannot find it.

[idahosurge]

Are you saying that you can not see it if you are looking in the AppData/ Local/ Microsoft/ Windows folder with Windows Explorer?

Anyway for free download Malwarebytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

and Spybot
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Between the two of them they will pick up most malware.  If that does not work post over at Bleeping Computers and they can help.

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Rod

[Rich H]

Yep, Windows Explorer cannot find it.

Thanks for the links, I'll see what they bring up.

[idahosurge]

Yep, Windows Explorer cannot find it.

Thanks for the links, I'll see what they bring up.

For some reason I posted the link for Spybot for Bleeping Computer, here is the link for Bleeping Computer

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/

[Rich H]

Malware bytes report that nothing suspicious is there, yet McAfee still can't get past that file.

[Fozzer]

I may be wrong, but I think programs like Malware, Spybot, etc, only look for Mail infections which you have picked up...

Whereas AVG (free), etc, Anti-Virus programs look for specific Virus's, Trojans, etc......!

I regularly run both types of programs, to pick up anything nasty, whatever it is... ...!

Whatever one program wont pick up, another one will!

Paul... ...!

[Rich H]

I may be wrong, but I think programs like Malware, Spybot, etc, only look for Mail infections which you have picked up...

Whereas AVG (free), etc, Anti-Virus programs look for specific Virus's, Trojans, etc......!

I regularly run both types of programs, to pick up anything nasty, whatever it is... ...!

Whatever one program wont pick up, another one will!

Paul... ...!

Well, I tried skipping the file in McAfee and it turned out how I had two trojans and two potentially unwanted programs.

Thanks Paul, I'll try AVG on that strange file.

[Rich H]

K, nearly got there now. The file is in Local/ Microsoft/ Windows/ Temporary Internet Files.
Latest problem is there seems to be now way of viewing  files which are "hidden", even fiddling in the control panel.

[Hagar]

Is this any help?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/View-temporary-Internet-files

[Rich H]

Thanks Doug.  I don't use Internet Explorer anymore, so I guess that's why it was on my computer so long.
It turned out to be the demo of Arma II. I wonder why McAfee couldn't scan it though.