Cannot delete files on NTFS drive

[zabadabadoo]

@joe10190

...I have been trying to find a free A/V software to provide additional protection.

There are a number of threads on the forum discussing Antivirus software.
I mention ClamAV, ClamTK (but new user interface ClamUI), also Rkhunter and Chkrootkit in the post below.
Maybe your AV question would be best put aside in a separate thread and use this thread to concentrate on your NTFS file deletion question.

Built-in antivirus

Although considered less susceptible and attractive to malware, Linux is not immune to it. I think ClamAV/ClamTK needs improvement, also Rkhunter and Chkrootkit are not nice tools for newbies.

Re: NTFS file deletion, have you seen this: Zorin 18 cannot delete files on NTFS drive