raymm3852 Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 I've installed Autoit. I haven't created any scripts, haven't done anything with the program. I keep getting a message "Line 0 \File "C:\Users\raymm\AppData\Local\Disk\Autofit3\Settings.au3" Error:Error opening the file. The file doesn't exist. I'm hoping for some guidance on what to do in this situation.
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 7, 2021 Moderators Posted June 7, 2021 raymm3852, Alas, this seems to be happening more and more often lately. You appear to have been infected by some form of malware which is trying to open this non-existent file. I suggest a full anti-virus/malware scan as soon as possible, plus a good inspection of those programs running automatically at startup as it is one of those that is probably the root of the problem. M23 Earthshine 1 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
JockoDundee Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, raymm3852 said: I keep getting a message "Line 0 \File "C:\Users\raymm\AppData\Local\Disk\Autofit3\Settings.au3" Typo? Code hard, but don’t hard code...
raymm3852 Posted June 8, 2021 Author Posted June 8, 2021 I traced it to a Task Scheduler item to run every minute. I've turned it off - someday I'll find out what that was about.
Earthshine Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 you were told already you are infected with MALWARE. I suggest you find THAT first. My resources are limited. You must ask the right questions
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 8, 2021 Moderators Posted June 8, 2021 raymm3852, What he said. Something unwelcome created that Task Scheduler item - and will no doubt recreate it soon. That is what you need to find. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
Earthshine Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) use Sysinternals Autoruns.exe to find where that script is and delete the entire folder it is in. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns Execute Autoruns.exe in Administrator mode, so you can turn off the offender, AND delete it from the registry using that tool. Then go to that location, delete everything as said above and reboot. Edited June 8, 2021 by Earthshine My resources are limited. You must ask the right questions
Earthshine Posted June 8, 2021 Posted June 8, 2021 also, as @Melba23said in his first post--do antivirus and antimalware scans. My resources are limited. You must ask the right questions
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