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Are you having difficulties in finding certain files you want to get rid of? Here is the simple and easy-to-follow instructions on how to look for files.

1. Go to START.

2. Click SEARCH.

3. Click on “For Files and Folders…

search

4. From “What do you want to search for?” list on the left, click on “All files and folders.”

5. Type the filenames on the search box, and choose the “Local Hard Drives” (normally, it’s C: drive).

6. Click on “Search“.

That’s it!



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Comments

  1. kensee says:

    i have winbluesoft installed on my computer that i didnt know, i think it installed itself in the computer…
    anyways i did what kevin said that go to start>my computer>c:> windows and arrange it in modified now u have to remember the exact date on ur computer that it got into ur system
    and delete all the files..
    anyhow i delete them all but still it restarts on its own
    plz help me
    thanks

  2. kensee says:

    hey cavin u should do what jolle did
    read her comment
    hope that helps ^^

  3. Ben says:

    Hey I just went to safe mode (hit f8 on restart)

    I cant believe how easy it was to get rid of.

    type msconfig in run on the start menu

    go to startup tab

    uncheck the two 8 digit numbers, PRONomgr (hah), dumprep 0-k, smtray, igfxtray

    thats how i got my pc back to normal

  4. robert says:

    Thanks this website helped a lot. . if you can follow simple instructions it will work. I some how uploaded a personal antivirus adware to my computer but this website gave me clear step by step detailed guidelines . . thanks 100!

  5. robert says:

    do we Have to delete all those Personal anti viruses listed Or do We select the one that that we’ve seen like i noticed PAV.EXE. I followed the instuctions giving but my computer is still acting wierd and not going to common pages it usually would?

  6. Mary says:

    I don’t have a website; but I have an annoying AntivirusProAlert that appeared in my tray; I’ve searched for the file but computer can’t find it. I looked again and did find a “little disk” icon; tried to delete it; said cannot be deleted; demo, to delete download full version, however, I don’t want to pay $49.95 for the program; and I already have an antivirus. So any idea how to get his off my computer and taskbar? Thx for any suggestions

    the file info I could get said
    kaka//windowssupguard.exe/netalert.htm

    Windows XP Version
    Thanks Mary

  7. dattu says:

    i want to delete or remove personal antivirus from my leptop but i cant do this.when i remove the shown about that it cant remove and it is not currently in use.i had already my antivirus system so it may create some technical prob. in my leptop. so pls urgently reply me how can i remove or delete it in datailed.

    Thanks.

  8. ron says:

    found the thing i wanted to get rid of no trouble with that, tryed to delete it will not let me HELP

  9. Eric says:

    I have the Antivirus system Pro on my computer and I have no clue on how to get rid of it I really need help!!

  10. Ace says:

    i could not get rid of the system sercurity

  11. Ace says:

    pls help me to remove the system security because i cant even end the process

  12. FELICIA says:

    I HAVE PERSONAL ANTIVIRUS ON MY COMPUTER & IT IS PISSING ME OFF. I FOUND THE FILES BUT THEY WON’T DELETE OR UNINSTALL. WHAT DO I DO?

  13. cass says:

    i found PAV in my All programs, and i can uninstall it from there,, but is it safe?!

  14. Yossy says:

    I have the Antivirus system Pro on my computer and I have no clue on how to get rid of it I really need help!!

  15. Linda says:

    I can not get this off my computer, it will not me do anything on the internet

  16. mike says:

    i have system security on my comupter and it wont let me do anything how do i get rid of it

  17. jospat says:

    i have a fast antivirus 2009 in my computer i can’t get rid of it please help. deleted all files but still showing up in my security centre. i can’t use my ctrl alt delete and task manager. i cant download an antivirus because this is still running and i can stop it.
    please help.

  18. jospat says:

    who can help me remove Fast Antivirus 2009 in my computer? i tried deleting the files and registry but it’s still in my security centre.

    i cant use my ctrl alt delete and task manager.
    i cant download a new antivirus because this thing is still in there and i cant find it.

    it just took over my computer.

    please help..

  19. jen says:

    where did you find jolle’s list of .dll? i can not find the list to search???

  20. lac says:

    when i searched msa and msa.exe-02ac1082.pf both came up which one should i delete

  21. krystal says:

    Hey, I was wondering if somebody can help me, I’ve followed these instructions but I couldn’t delete the system security files under safe mode, it gives me a blue screen saying “a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down…” So I’ve deleted everything that day from .exe and .dll in regular mode. redigit won’t work task manager won’t work, nothing. Tried doing a system clear and it says I have to contact the domain administrator?? I rebooted my pc like 3 times. Don’t have a clue how to download a virus scanner from one computer and put it on another? Very frustrated. Any advice?

  22. Sam says:

    The person who created this virus should be killed slowly , and I would love to do it.

  23. Joe says:

    How? What are the steps?

  24. timothee says:

    i got this personal antivirus thing and i have deleted it in “remove/change files and then searhed for other files but there is still one i think that i can’t remove.my comp is becoming slower and the icon is still in the task bar.plz help!

  25. timothee says:

    should i respond to personal antivirus warnings about programs being infected by blocking them? help plz!

  26. mardes says:

    i cant find this personal antivirus to remove from my computer will someone plze help before I lose it!! I need detailed instructions!

  27. Sean says:

    Guys go to My Computer, then your hard drive (C:\) then to the file WINDOWS then system32 then delete the dddesot.dll. You probably can’t delete it at this point so go to safe mode and then do it. You can go to safe mode by repeatedly pressing F8 until you see a change.(Slowdown when you hear the PC beeping.)

  28. Marie says:

    It wasn’t there to delete in system32 the file dddesot.dll

  29. Wizzy says:

    i can’t even get to the search bit you’re talking about.

  30. Chanda says:

    Why does it tell me that its looking in system folders, but not in hidden files and folders?

  31. Allie says:

    crap I’m so confused. I did the thing where I stopped the running program. Then I downloaded the AntiMalware software successfully (or so i thought). The AntiMalware program disappeared mid-scan. Poof. Gone. I tried the Search files and folders thing. The searching window just disappeared as well. I don’t know how to solve this.

  32. oscar says:

    i accidently took off my msa.exec on my computer, and i want to know if this will harm my computer?

  33. tom grady says:

    Can someone give me exact directions on how to remove green anti virus from my computer , my operating system is XP Pro.

  34. kathy says:

    For system security, try going into safe mode and deleting the eight-digit files off of C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data. Also go to run->msconfig ->startup and delete the same numbered files. Delete the files from control panel and regedit and recycle bin and task manager also.

  35. Paul says:

    I can’t uninstall Personal Antivirus.Could someone please help.

  36. claire says:

    hi im trying to sort out an acer laptop aspire 1640 im getting the message the application or dll c:\windows\system32\lsarsv.dll is not a valid windows image i cant get into start or anything else on the laptop not even in safe mode any help please

  37. Rodney says:

    I have a trojan Eldycow. I downloaded and payed for spy hunter that was recommended by this website. It removed everything except for this file “braviax.exe” How do I get it off my computer.

  38. Lucy says:

    The windows pc defender wont let me use internet or anything i tried erasing it and wont do it help plz it keeps saying its infected to buy there software i only founf the shortcut to it and nothing else

  39. dmlmdp says:

    I am interested in modifying a file that Windows uses to track history. I had read about it once in a PC Magazine some time back. Can someone tell me the name of the file and how to replace it after it has been modified?

  40. dishan says:

    I want to know how to delete cyber protection center from my computer please help me you did not help me i will cry my email is saranprashan@yahoo.co.in please help me i begging you all

  41. XP Registry Repair says:

    I guess it was hidden by a virus

  42. Dennis says:

    I Got that winibluesoft in my computer and cant get it out PLEASE HELP ME !!!! The easiest way possible

  43. Patti says:

    I have been “infected” with this crap. Cant get it off because I cant find it. I dont know where to find it….ugh! Help?

  44. Patti says:

    oh and I cant even get on the internet. I cant run defender, it keeps popping up. Task manager, it pops up saying its infected.

  45. Qaiser says:

    i did jst same as u said but it searched only the , wat u can say, “shortcut”.

  46. HELP says:

    I can’t seem to delete half of them and after a while,I noticed that some of them are computer files to turn of your computer.

  47. ryan says:

    I have the privacy center trojan. it has left me with no icons on my desktop. the only thing there is the “privacy center” page. what to do?

  48. theo says:

    CAN U PLEASE BE SPECIFIC!!

  49. Lisa says:

    Ok so i have the damn cyber protection center crap on my laptop. Am wondering if I should be looking for dll folders like the other spylocked mess. If anyone has any clue what specific files I should be looking for Id greatly apreciate it. Thanks to anyone who will help!

  50. Lisa says:

    Also during my file search ive found a group of files that are highlighted in blue…could these be the files im looking for?

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