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KillBox©  Overview

Table of
Contents

Menu Functions

File Menu

Remove Item
Menu

Help Menu

Combobox
Buttons

Tools Menu

Options Menu

Option
Buttons

System
Process

Click any of the items
above to go to the appropriate section.

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What is
KillBox?
KillBox is a tool to delete
in-use files. If the file is running, KillBox will attempt to end the
process (close the running file) and delete it. For more difficult files
that have loaded .dll's or are services, Delete on Reboot will use the
native Windows function of deleting or replacing in-use files.

Ways to add files into KillBox:

• Copy file names one at a
time and paste them into the Combobox.
• Copy an entire text file and
use the File > Paste from Clipboard function to add all filenames at
once.
• Browse for the desired file using the browse button.
• Drag
& Drop a file from Windows Explorer to the KillBox Combobox.

Menu
Functions

File > Open !KillBox
Backups:
This opens the backup folder,
which strategically named, should be located as the first directory on the
root drive of where Windows is installed, (ie: if Windows is installed on
a C: drive (C:\Windows), the !KillBox backup folder will be place on C: as
well (C:\!KillBox), or if Windows is on a D: (D:\WINNT) then the !KillBox
backup folder will be placed on D: (D:\!KillBox), etc.

File > Paste from
Clipboard:
This reads text (only) from the
clipboard and will add any valid file paths and load the Combobox. As the
data from the clipboard is processed, KillBox checks all pathnames and
verifies that the path exists, and if the path cannot be found, the entry
will not be added to the Combobox.
The Paste from Clipboard function
will work with some options located under the Options Menu:
• Remove
Duplicates
• Remove Directories
• Auto Parse
• 8.3
names
An explanation of the above functions are listed under the
Options Menu of this helpfile.

File > Logs:
Logs are saved to [Root]:\!KillBox\Logs\kb.log

File > Logs > Actions History
Log:
This opens the log of actions done
from the time the user opens KillBox.exe to the time they close it. Logs
are time stamped and dated, for inspection from experts, perhaps, to see
what a user has done - if all files were entered, etc. Logs are limited to
100kb in size. You will be notified if it becomes larger than 100kb and a
new log will be created. Old logs are renamed and saved as
C:\!KillBox\Logs\kb.Oct-04-1830.log or {kb.[Month]-[Day]-[Time].log} the
new log will prefix with text pointing to the previous log and what the
filename it was saved as.

File > Logs > Current items
Log:
This opens notepad and writes all
paths presently in the KillBox/Combobox (Check what a user has pending for
delete on reboot, etc).

File > Logs > * Start New
Log:
This starts a new Log. Otherwise,
logs are appended until the 100kb size limit.

File > Cleanup > Delete all
Backups:
This will delete all files copied
to the "[Root]:\!KillBox" directory and delete any old logfiles, leaving
only the current log and the !KillBox directory.

File > Cleanup > Delete all Dummy
Files:
When the "Replace on Reboot &
Use Dummy" option is used, KillBox makes dummy files to use as replacement
for the original files in their installed locations. You may have several
of these in temporary locations so this feature just removes those files -
such as "kbdummy.23", etc.

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Tools > File
Find:
When this option is checked, the
text above the Combobox will read "Type something to Search for". You can
type a full or partial filename into the Combobox, then either press the
"File Find Button" or hit the [Enter] key, and all filenames found will be
entered into the Combobox. FileFind resets after every search. If multiple
searches are done sequentially, Killbox adds the new found files to the
Combobox and preserves the current filenames.(i.e. searching for
"nastyfile.exe", then doing a new search for "nasty*.*") If
"nastyfile.exe" is found and added to the Combobox, then several files
matching the nasty criteria - "nastyfolder", "nastyfile.dll",
"nastyfile.ini", etc. will also be added without removing the previous
search results. To clear results of a search, use the "Clear all items"
under the "Remove Item" menu.

Tools > Start Explorer
Shell:
Sometimes when ending task on
explorer.exe, the desktop may fail to return leaving you with a blank
screen. Use this function to restore your desktop.

Tools > Delete Temp
Files:
This will display the temp
locations menu with options to delete files in the specified locations.
The paths are disabled if Killbox cannot find the location - meaning it
most likely does not exist.

Tools > Go to
SessionManager:
On NT based systems, this
will open regedit to view "Delete/Replace on Reboot" data (or the key can
be deleted, incase an error was made and the system has not rebooted yet).
Data is entered
under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager and "PendingFileRenameOperations"
Killbox now has
the option to "Remove PendingFileRenameOperations" rather than enter the
registry. This is under the "Remove Item" menu.

Tools > Open
Wininit.ini:
On 9x based systems, this
will open the wininit.ini in Notepad to view "Delete/Replace on Reboot"
(or to manually edit to remove entries that have been entered in
error).

Tools > Hosts
File:
This will open the HOSTS file in
Notepad for manually editing, or if it doesn't exist, this will create a
default HOSTS file.

Tools > Open
Services:
On NT based systems, this opens
the services.msc (shortcut only).

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Remove Item > Clear
Text:
This does not remove any
filesnames added to the Combobox - it will only clear the text in the
box.

Remove Item > Remove
Selected:
This removes the selected item
from the list, also removing it from the Combobox.

Remove Item > Clear All
Items:
This removes/resests all entries
from the Combobox leaving it blank.

Remove Item > Remove
PendingFileRenameOperations:
This deletes
registry key containing Delete/Replace on Reboot data.

Remove Item > Delete
Wininit.ini:
This deletes
C:\Windows\wininit.ini in Win9x systems. This is the Windows file
responsible for deleting or renaming files onreboot.

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Options > Remove
Duplicates:
When checked, this will
compare incoming filenames with what has already been added to the
combobox and leave only one instance of each filename. It is possible to
have duplicate instances of filepaths if one is in 8.3 format, and the
other in long format(ie: "C:\Docume~1\Admini~1\filename.exe" and
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\filename.exe", are not considered
duplicated). The default Option which filenames will be added to the
combobox, is the format they are pasted as. Toggling between 8.3,
longname, and original format can be done under the Options > 8.3
names.

Options > Remove
Directories:
When checked, it will remove
all directories from the Combobox list leaving files only.

Options > Auto
Parse:
when checked, will read the
clipboard text line by line and attempt to find any valid path and add it
to the combobox. (ie: With AutoParse checked,a string of text like :
"0122C:\Windows\system32\Winlogon.exedhsewjbcjewcjcebc232" would parse out
the file "C:\Windows\system32\Winlogon.exe" and add it to the combobox,
providing this file did exist on the users drive. without Auto Parse this
line would be ignored and skipped as it is not a valid path to the
filename. (for instance, you could paste an entire ActiveScan - or similar
- log into KillBox and it would find only valid file paths in the log and
ignore everything else.)

Options > 8.3
Names:
This will convert both to and from
long and short windows names, with the default option of leaving the
filenames as they were obtained from text sources.

Options >
Shutdown:
This Options is visible on NT
systems only.

Options > Shutdown > Forced
Shutdown:
This will force a system
shutdown, whether a user is logged in or not.

Options > Shutdown > Forced
Reboot:
This will force a system restart,
whether a user is logged in or not.

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Help > Killbox
Description and Usage:
You're here, so
I guess you have figured out what this item does. :)

Help > Donate with
PayPal:
This displays how to make a PayPal
donation if you have found KillBox a helpful application.

Help > About
KillBox:
This displays the current KillBox
version information.

Help > Check for
Updates:
This checks the KillBox version
and notifies whether a newer version is available.

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Option
Buttons

• Standard File
Kill:
For use with single files, for
".exe" it will attempt to stop them if they are running and delete them.
The process takes about 6 seconds per file so a delay after pressing the
Kill button is normal.

• Delete on
Reboot:
This is used to que one or more
files to be deleted on system reboot.

• Replace on
Reboot:
This is used to que one or more
files to be replaced (swap places) with a file of your choice. Or by
checking the "Use Dummy" function, Killbox will generate a dummyfile to
use as a replacement.

• End Explorer Shell While Killing
File:
This will end task on "explorer.exe"
if the offending file is hooked with Windows explorer. The desktop will go
away and may come back by itself. If not, the option in the menu under
"Tools > Start Explorer Shell" will restore the desktop.

• Unregister .dll Before
Deleting:
Self explanitory.

• Single File and ALL Files
buttons:
This is for Delete/Replace On
Reboot. It will either process the first file in the list only (Single
File) or process all the files in the list with one click (ALL
Files).

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Combobox
Buttons

• Browse for
file:
This will open a small Window to
navigate to the file to select. It will also remember last folder
opened.

• File Find:
This is visible only when Tools > File Find is enabled. It
performs the same function as pressing Enter on keyboard.

• Display File
Properties:
This Will show a Windows based
file information box.

• Kill Button (Red
X):
This is used to Kill/delete the file
currently displayed in the Combobox.

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System
Process

Select a item from the dropdown box and
click the Yellow [!] button to end the task only. The file is not
deleted.

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