$$Deleteme

Discussion in 'Software' started by Kappa, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. Kappa

    Kappa Private E-2

    Hey guys, I've been googling for this for a good hour now, and can't seem to come up with the right answer. Hoping you all can help out.

    I noticed an odd folder on my C drive. It's a hidden folder, and it doesn't have anything in it. It's named "$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe..
    01c8c0da4113762d.0000.01c8c0da8c503720.0000.01c8c135494619ce.0000.01c8c2815a5f0695.0000.01c8c281d9485830.0000.01c8c5d4653e6532.0000.01c8c5d4cf6cb4db"

    It seems that alot of Vista users have this, and have no idea what it actually is. Some people have said that it's just a trash folder, left behind by a program installer, and two or three others are saying it's something from Microsoft, and several others are claiming it's part of a virus.

    So my question is this: What on earth is it?
     
    Kappa, Dec 21, 2008
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  2. Kappa

    Kappa Private E-2

    I already checked for Malware, and it doesn't show up. I ran CCleaner just now, and the folder is still there. Any other ideas?
     
    Kappa, Dec 21, 2008
    #2
  3. Kappa

    Kappa Private E-2

    The path is C:\ $$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe.$$DeleteMe..
    01c8c0da4113762d.0000.01c8c0da8c503720.0000.01c8c135494619ce.0000.01c8c2815a5f0695.0000.01c8c281d9485830.0000.01c8c5d4653e6532.0000.01c8c5d4cf6cb4db.0000
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2008
    Kappa, Dec 21, 2008
    #3

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