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    File can't be deleted / modified,, its open in COM surrogate


    Hello, i would like to ask how to get rid of the error, which prevents me to modify / delete certain files on my PC, since they are "opened in com surrogate".What bothers me that the two of these files currently on my desctop are SVG icons, one called "credit-card.svg" and second "map-location-dot.svg". Out of all files, these who are opened in COM surrogate. I run the scan Bit Defender and it found nothing. There are 3 COM surrogates processes within my PC, all leads to system32, so everything looks normal, but im little worried, since it picked two files of that particular name. These are

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