Windows 10: I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there

Discus and support I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; So I deleted the folder but Windows Defender is Saying that it is still there Even if that folder does not exist anymore Please Help... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Terror Boy8802, Mar 29, 2021.

  1. I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there


    So I deleted the folder but Windows Defender is Saying that it is still there Even if that folder does not exist anymore

    Please Help

    :)
     
    Terror Boy8802, Mar 29, 2021
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  2. Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Mar 29, 2021
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  3. R9
    r9 Win User
    Trouble deleting a folder

    Download norton commander for windows and try it. I`m using it for deleting those autorun.inf virus files that stuck to the USB drives or second non system partition. If no file is used from windows folder NC should erase it easy. And there is Hiren`s boot disk that you can download it is bootable and has volkov commander on it similar to NC and it runs in DOS and it will delete windows folder 100%. Or you can make USB stick bootable and use deltree command.
     
  4. Anusha Win User

    I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink I deleted The Folder The Virus Was In but Windows Security is Showing that it is still there ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Mar 29, 2021
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