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Anonymous
2012-03-18T09:59:47+00:00

Hello,

I asked here  http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f217/what-is-this-file-in-c-636182.html what is a file I found in C:.

They told me it is a temporary file created by windows update. Another one appeared today.

The two file names are as you can see in the link : 

{84098AC5-B2E3-4752-86D0-AA378F44F4DB} and {6AC1E68F-0074-4689-9FAA-7461E44D0EA2}.

Is it really from windows update? Why that happened? Why the files have been created directly in C: not in a folder or something?

Thanks for help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2012-03-18T10:03:46+00:00

When a Windows Update is installed, it creates a Temporary folder within which to put the files actually used for the updating process.

Occasionally, a problem occurs, and the system either can't, or forgets to, delete teh file at teh end of th eprocess - that's what you see

The folder may delete itself at the next reboot - if not, you can delete it manually.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-18T16:14:49+00:00

    Thanks. I have already Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and no there are no viruses.

    I also have CCleaner and I always do Disk cleanups and Registry fixes(with back up of the registry).

    In addition, I used today AVG PC Tuneup and Glary utilities but the two files weren't deleted.

    So what do I do? I delete them manually but keep a copy of them somewhere in case something happens?

    Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-18T19:55:01+00:00

    CCleaner can under certtain circumstances be more of a problem that an answer.

    AVG ( and I used to recommend it)  is now a potential liability.

    Glary is  - to put not too fine a point on it, rubbish.

    Now - where were we? <eg>

    If you've installaed *anything* that may attempt to delete files on boot, then you run the risk of having deleted files that the system requires for good operation.

    WHAT DID YOU DO?

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-18T16:11:23+00:00

    Ok thanks. I think I will delete them later on but I will keep a backup of them in case something happens.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-03-18T12:16:49+00:00

    On Safe Mode

    Clearing Temporary Internet files, cookies and history in Internet Explorer Tools> Internet Options> General

    You'll see Delete Cookies, Delete files, Delete Histoяy

    Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files

    <http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm>

    You can also use CCleaner for a more thorough cleaning on your computer.

    Do a disk cleanup. click the Start button. in the search box, type disk cleanup, and then, in the list of results, click disk cleanup.

    Download the basic (slim) version via

    <<http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds.aspx>>

    The basic (slim) version does not contain the disgusted Toolbar

    DO NOT USE ANY Advanced cleaning options. DO NOT TOUCH THE REGISTRY. At least not for now.

    I recommend downloading and installing

    MalwareBytes' Antimalware ( MBAM ) and SUPERAntiSpywaяe ( SAS ).

    Do a quick scan with MalwaяeBytes' and SUPERAntiSpywaяe.

    <<<http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free>>>

    after the software ( MBAM ) is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in normal (regular) mode.

    Restart the machine in safe mode with networking.

    <<http://superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html>>

    after the software ( SAS ) is updated, it is suggested scanning the system in Safe mode.

    Make sure you close any open files or applications before you perform your QUICK scan.

    (remove any excess icons (all of them, basically) from the system tray (lower right))

    Both free versions of MBAM and SAS are on-demand scanners and offer no 'real-time' protection, keep them installed and use them as 'second-opinion' scanner.

    The quick scan is very useful. It looks at all of the actively running processes on the machine, as well as files that are pointed to by the various registry entries and other locations used by spyware to start automatically or otherwise interfere with your system.

    If you have a particular piece of spyware or other unwanted software that is detected by MBAM and SAS, the vast majority of the time it should be detected by the quick scan.

    The full scan, in addition to performing all of the checks in a quick scan, also examines every single file on your system.

    I would always start with a quick scan - if it gives you a clean bill of health, you can be pretty confident in the results. If the quick scan finds anything, you probably should follow it up with a full scan to find any additional junk that the malicious software dropped on your machine that may have been missed by the quick scan.

    UTC/GMT is 12:25 on Sunday, March 18, 2012

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