Malware found in C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\[subfolder]

icschnue 1 Reputation point
2022-06-28T07:29:46.557+00:00

Hi all,

since quite a time, I recieve a message from my anit-malware system that a malware was found in the Folder C:\Users[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE[subfolder].

What is this folder for?

And how can malware be in this folder?

I tried to re-setup the device and deleted the profile, but this doesn't seem to work.

Does anyone had the same problem or knows how to solve this problem?

icschnue

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  1. icschnue 1 Reputation point
    2022-07-04T06:24:09.463+00:00

    Hi @Anonymous

    Sorry for my late answer...
    But thank you for your response!

    So the folder "AppData" is a hidden folder, maybe that's the reason, why you can't see the folder I mentioned. If you enable the hidden files you should see the folder.

    I use Windows 10 and I didn't install any third-party software recently. I also tried to delete the search history, delete the files in the mentioned folder and also re-setup the whole device.

    icschnue


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