Forever to Wake Up

[Malnutrition]

One drive is still active.

So here is the new batch file: This will account for one drive being there and one drive not being there, so either way it works.

Save this as onedrive.bat
Right click and run as admin.

@echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
IF EXIST "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents" (
    SET KILL_BATCH_PATH="%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\kill.bat"
) ELSE (
    SET KILL_BATCH_PATH="%USERPROFILE%\Documents\tools\kill.bat"
)
SET KEY="HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\KillBatch"
SET COMMAND="HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\KillBatch\command"
reg add %KEY% /t REG_SZ /d "Run Kill Batch" /f
reg add %COMMAND% /t REG_SZ /d "!KILL_BATCH_PATH!" /f
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
exit /b

You will then right click [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]kill.bat that is located in the documents folder.
Click edit
Then highlight and delete everything.
Copy this inside the code box below.
Paste into the kill.bat that you have open.
Close and when prompted save the changes.

@echo off
IF EXIST "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\KillEmAll.exe" (
    "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\KillEmAll.exe" /auto
) ELSE (
    "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\tools\KillEmAll.exe" /auto
)

IF EXIST "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\ReduceMemory_x64.exe" (
    "%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\ReduceMemory_x64.exe" /O
) ELSE (
    "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\tools\ReduceMemory_x64.exe" /O
)

exit

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[Difficult_Man]

All done. R-clicked desk & selected Run Kill Batch and got the same Error message: no app associated with that command.
Try moving the app back to the Desktop?

[Malnutrition]

No, everything needs to be in the documents >>> tools folder in order for this to work.

Ok, lets do this.
Open documents then tools.
Right click kill.bat
create shortcut.
Then right click the shortcut.
Pin to start menu.
Then you will be able to click the start menu, then kill.bat shortcut

[Malnutrition]

According to your FRST logs, Blackbird.exe is not on your desktop.
This [ATTACH type=“full” alt=“1736545548427.webp”]14987[/ATTACH] needs to be on the desktop.
Then this command will work, effectively disabling one drive.

Hit the windows Key and R at the same time:

Copy this:
cmd /c C:\Users\Bruce Kleinberg\OneDrive\Desktop\blackbird.exe -o

Paste into the run box window.

   [IMG alt="1736469584435.webp"]https://pchelpforum.net/attachments/1736469584435-webp.14977/

Hit Enter or Click OK
Then when BlackBird loads.
Hit enter again.
Close the window when complete.
Reboot the computer.

Or this command:
cmd /c C:\Users\Bruce Kleinberg\OneDrive\Desktop\Blackbird_v1.0.85.3_x64 \blackbird.exe -o

[Difficult_Man]

Working off of post #109, I did all the steps (Kill is in the Start menu). I chose it and did NOT get the previous Error msg. It flashed a small black window for a fraction of a second, then nothing further. I repeated this and nothing happened.

Per #110, Blackbird.exe is and has been on the Desktop (see attached). The icon looks different than yours, but when I click on Properties, it says it’s an application of about 610 KB. Is this the same one?

Meantime, I’m working on the rest of the instructions…

[Difficult_Man]

I ran both command codes, nothing happened with either. Blackbird never loaded. I don’t remember it loading in the previous attempts, either.

I ran Kill from Start menu just to see what would happen. Something flashed and then nothing. Everything is as it was.

[Malnutrition]

Ok. As a test open a notepad leave it open, then run the kill em all shortcut on the start menu, this should close the notepad.

Also, go to the tools folder double click KillEmAll_Allowed.txt screen shot that for me.

[Malnutrition]

FRST Fix.

Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop.
NOTE. It’s important that both files, FRST/FRST64 and fixlist.txt are in the same location or the fix will not work.
Right Click Run FRST64 as admin; and press the Fix button just once and wait.
If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally.
After that let the tool complete its run.
When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt).
Please post it to your reply.

[Difficult_Man]

KIll did not close Notepad. Folder has Chrome only.

HOWEVER…I had to extract Kill twice because I couldn’t find the exe. So, there was an app on the Desktop (still in its folder) as well as the app in Tools. I’m sure I made the shortcut from the app in Tools because that’s where Windows placed the shortcut. I deleted the other app and folder and tried again, but same results.
Should we delete the shortcut from Start and make a new one and replace the old?

[Malnutrition]

Let’s see the content of the kill.bat please.

[Difficult_Man]

Should I delete the previous FRST folder & docs?

[Difficult_Man]

Let’s see the content of the kill.bat please.

@echo off
IF EXIST “%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\KillEmAll. exe” (
“%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\KillEmAll. exe” /auto
) ELSE (
“%USERPROFILE%\Documents\tools\KillEmAll.exe” /auto
)

IF EXIST “%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\ReduceMemo ry_x64.exe” (
“%USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Documents\tools\ReduceMemo ry_x64.exe” /O
) ELSE (
“%USERPROFILE%\Documents\tools\ReduceMemory_x64.ex e” /O
)

exit

[Malnutrition]

Should I delete the previous FRST folder & docs?

No so long as FRST64 is on the desktop.

And the killbat looks good so long as that is in the tools folder.

When you right click Killemall.exe and run it that should close everything except chrome. When you right click and run as admin, hit enter then click L then enter again, that should open a log post it here.

[Difficult_Man]

OK. I’ll have to resume this later tonight, got a hard commitment. Will run these tonight. Please don’t post anything new until I do these.
Thanks for all this help!

[Malnutrition]

No problem I’m sure it’s something simple that is being missed. I work for a friend of mine on the side who owns a computer repair shop here and there I usually remove malware and speed up slow computers for him when he is overloaded.
I have set this batch file kill.bat up on several computers including my own with no issues, this will be the first time I have ran into a problem doing this. I’ll look for your reply.