Windows 7: Windows 7 Build 7601 This copy of Windows is not genuine - help please

militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

I have been doing quite well, the AVG Secure Search files along with the registry files have all been removed.

The only problem is I cannot remove C:\Windows\ProgramData\AVG. I then realised that the AVG file was locked (padlock) so I unlocked the file. I have tried using REVO to remove the whole file, the sub files etc but it cannot locate them?

These are views of the files as I am not sure where to go from here:

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militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

Also just checked and these files are 'Read Only'

NoelDP · 16 Oct 2012

run the following commands in an Elevated Command Prompt window

TAKEOWN /F "c:\Program Files\AVG" /A /R
ICACLS "C:\Program Files\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F) /T

Close the Command Prompt window

Open Windows Explorer
right-click on the AVG entry
Select Properties

Clear the 'blob' form the 'Read-only' box, and click Apply
Accept the default when the warning comes up - to apply to all files and folders.
when complete, OK out

Then try Revo again :)_

militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

Unfortunately I have a problem with the commands Elevated Command Prompt as below.
I did try clearing the 'blob' on AVG but a window appears with 'Access denied, you need administrators permission'.

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
  Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
   
  C:\Windows\system32>TAKEOWN /F "c:\Program Files\AVG" /A /R
  ERROR: The system cannot find the file specified.
   
  C:\Windows\system32>ICACLS "C:\Program Files\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F) /T
  Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 0 files

NoelDP · 16 Oct 2012

No problem - sounds like they may be in the (x86) folder....

TAKEOWN /F "c:\Program Files (x86)\AVG" /A /R
ICACLS "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F) /T

militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

Its still not happy?

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>TAKEOWN /F "c:\Program Files (x86)\AVG" /A /R
ERROR: The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Windows\system32>ICACLS "C:\Program Files (x86)\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F
) /T
C:\Program Files (x86)\*: The system cannot find the path specified.
Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files

C:\Windows\system32>

militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

The AVG file is in ProgramData, is that the problem?

NoelDP · 16 Oct 2012

AAaaaahhh!
That explains it :)

TAKEOWN /F "c:\ProgramData\AVG" /A /R
ICACLS "C:\ProgramData\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F) /T

militarymad · 16 Oct 2012

Some forward progress but still some problems. Elevated Command Prompts worked, see list, I then cleared the blob in AVG, continues on access denied, OK'd the changes to folder etc, and the OK's the AVG properties (blob had gone). Opened AVG properties again and the blob has returned?

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
  Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
   
  C:\Windows\system32>TAKEOWN /F "c:\ProgramData\AVG" /A /R
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG" now owned by the administrat
  ors group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL" now owned by the adminis
  trators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL2012" now owned by the adm
  inistrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\ide#diskmaxtor_6l250s0___
  _______________________banc1g10#5&2a66b351&0&1.0.0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0
  c91efb8b}.xml" now owned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUProgMan.10.tudb" now ow
  ned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUProgManagerCache.10.tud
  b" now owned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUTuningIndex.10.2.tudb"
  now owned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUUtilitiesSvc.12.tudb" n
  ow owned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\usbstor#disk&ven_wd&prod_
  my_book_1110&rev_2018#574341563930383330353839&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c9
  1efb8b}.xml" now owned by the administrators group.
   
  SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "c:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL2012\TTUSvc.tt" now owned
  by the administrators group.
   
  C:\Windows\system32>ICACLS "C:\ProgramData\AVG" /grant Administrators:(F) /T
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL2012
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\ide#diskmaxtor_6l250s0___________________
  _______banc1g10#5&2a66b351&0&1.0.0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}.xml
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUProgMan.10.tudb
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUProgManagerCache.10.tudb
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUTuningIndex.10.2.tudb
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\TUUtilitiesSvc.12.tudb
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL\usbstor#disk&ven_wd&prod_my_book_1110&rev
  _2018#574341563930383330353839&0#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}.xml
  processed file: C:\ProgramData\AVG\AWL2012\TTUSvc.tt
  Successfully processed 10 files; Failed processing 0 files

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NoelDP · 16 Oct 2012

Sorry - I should have said - the blob is the default state for folders, since they cannot be made read-only (only the content can)

Simply try Revo again

Windows 7: Windows 7 Build 7601 This copy of Windows is not genuine - help please

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