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benji - 13 Apr 2005 20:36 GMT

Has anybody encountered a virus that attacks .mdb files
making them un-openable? Virus scans haven't showed
anything, but the files show that they are already open,
but not by me!

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Douglas J. Steele - 13 Apr 2005 21:14 GMT

Haven't heard of a virus since the one that came out in 1998, but I suppose
it's possible (see http://www.fmsinc.com/free/utilities/fmsavs10.htm for
details about that one)

Are you sure that something isn't preventing the LDB files from getting
deleted, though? That would make Access think that the database is open.

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> Has anybody encountered a virus that attacks .mdb files
> making them un-openable? Virus scans haven't showed
> anything, but the files show that they are already open,
> but not by me!

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John Webb - 13 Apr 2005 21:19 GMT

Check to see if you have any Access Processes still running; maybe it
didn't close down properly last time.

also check if the locking file is present.

First thing I would suggest of course is clean re-boot. Can you tell I
have worked in support.... :o)

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