Shell Dump in Win98(se)?
My computer froze while downloading an mp3 file. When I rebooted two
files appeared in the folder where the mp3 was being saved. (I'll call this Folder A.)One file was called: 40-5081-.101 The other had the word "shell" in it. One of the files was about 222,000KB. I tried to delete the above files but could not. At first I got an "access denied, the disk is full or write protected" message and then a freeze due to an "exception in crypt32.dll" On the next reboot the files were no longer visible in windows explorer, but I could not remove Folder A in windows or from a DOS window or a DOS "command only" prompt because windows and DOS reported Folder A contained files. On the next reboot, I tried to copy the files and folders on the same level as Folder A (2nd level) to a new first level folder. The files and folders wound up in the Folder A. I rebooted and was able to move the other second level files and folders to an external drive, except for one (an older wav file) which showed about a 300,000KB in windows explorer but winamp reported had 0 minutes. Yet, I was now able to move Folder A to the recycle bin, which I emptied. On the next reboot, I restored my registry to a few days before the crash. The recycle bin icon was full but when I opened it, the list showed no files. When I emptied it, it asked if I wanted to remove 2 files, which I assume were mysterious files in Folder A. Then I tried to scan the partition Folder A was on with a utility called System Suite, but it could not access the partition that had contained the now deleted Folder A. Is there any way that I can check to see if these files are still on my system and, if so, remove them? Perhaps a low-level formatting program? Or would they show up in a registry entry? Or can they be made visible with a windows or DOS command? I'm uneasy about using the computer. BTW, TrojanHunter found no trojans in Folder A. Thanks for any help. Ellen |
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