Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:04 PM

rhett o rick (26,719 posts)

This file is on my C drive and I cant delete it.

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This file is on my C drive and I cant delete it. (Original post)	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	OP
What folder is it in?	drm604	Oct 2012	#1
Where is it?	RC	Oct 2012	#2
Assuming you have antimalware software	sir pball	Oct 2012	#3
Most likely something Windows created.	hobbit709	Oct 2012	#4
Thanks. My laptop has been acting funny and wondering if it is hijacked or hacked.	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#6
do not delete	Soylent Brice	Oct 2012	#5
does it have an extension? ie .exe	lastlib	Oct 2012	#7
I would leave it alone	blogslut	Oct 2012	#8
Ok thanks. I will leave it. nm	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#9

Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 08:34 PM

drm604 (13,962 posts)

1. What folder is it in?

Is it a folder itself? The name looks like some kind of temporary file. Why do you want to delete it?

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:33 PM

RC (21,633 posts)

2. Where is it?

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:15 AM

sir pball (1,152 posts)

3. Assuming you have antimalware software

And it's not picking anything up, don't worry about it. Strange files sometimes pop up; if you want to really freak out, turn Show Hidden Files on

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 07:18 AM

hobbit709 (26,073 posts)

4. Most likely something Windows created.

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either due to an update or something that was installed.

If you really, really want to get rid of it, boot from a Linux Live disk and delete it and hope it wasn't anything critical.

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Response to hobbit709 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 11:14 AM

rhett o rick (26,719 posts)

6. Thanks. My laptop has been acting funny and wondering if it is hijacked or hacked.

I am not computer savvy. I have run Norton 360.

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 09:51 AM

Soylent Brice (8,131 posts)

5. do not delete

Hobbit is right, Windows file. Do not delete this.

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2012, 10:15 PM

lastlib (3,786 posts)

7. does it have an extension? ie .exe

(you may have to turn on Show Extensions.) Is it in the root directory, or a subdirectory? Also, does it show in your Task Manager processes?

I would suggest you search your registry for the filename as well. Finding it there could indicate a hijacker virus, depending on where you find it. (Even the best antivirus software can sometimes miss well-disguised malware.)

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Response to rhett o rick (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:32 PM

blogslut (27,294 posts)

8. I would leave it alone

It looks like it might be an MD5SUM number or the Product Key number for your version of Windows.

This file is on my C drive and I cant delete it.

1. What folder is it in?

2. Where is it?

3. Assuming you have antimalware software

4. Most likely something Windows created.

6. Thanks. My laptop has been acting funny and wondering if it is hijacked or hacked.

5. do not delete

7. does it have an extension? ie .exe

8. I would leave it alone

9. Ok thanks. I will leave it. nm