Can't remove file in Windows Vista

[TalliMac]

Help?

This is weird - there's a torrent file that I downloaded to my hard drive, to the desktop. After some searches, I've learned that there's either something corrupt or malicious about this file. Specifically, every time I try to do anything with it, Windows Explorer starts locking up and have to kill the process. The file has zero size if i check the properties of it.

So, I've tried every possible way to delete the file and still can't.

Some of the things I've tried:
1) Command prompt - change attributes and then delete (didn't have rights)
2) Safe mode - change "ownership" and then delete
3) MoveOnBoot - cool app that's supposed to be able to delete the application when booting.
4) Alt+Ctrl+Del / Task Manager / End explorer.exe then try delete
5) KillBox - another cool app that tells me there's nothing to delete...

Does anyone have any suggestions? I really need to remove this file
Thanks!
TalliMac

[Michal]

Did you try changing the ownership of the file in Normal Mode??

Make sure to change the ownership of the file and also select the option to change the ownership of everything inside that folder... Another way would be turning of UAC (User account protection) and then attempt to delete the file... Of course make sure to change the ownership first...

Hope that help

[TalliMac]

Have tried that...:( It doesn't work.

[Jazzie]

Download HijackThis, click Open the Misc Tools section, Delete a file on reboot, select the file and follow the on-screen prompts. Don't play with anything else in this program. In the wrong hands, it has the potential to destroy an OS.
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download

[TalliMac]

Still no joy. It tells me the same thing as little KillBox did before. The file doesn't exist...what can I do?

[laurentio]

Did you try unlocker? It does remove zero size files too.
download it here (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/)
:rolleyes: