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CZ14B827 · Dec 23, 2009

Hello Everyone (Please Help)

This is the situation that i am having. I am running Windows Vista and all of a sudden a file shows up by the name of (PUTTY.RND), at the same time that this file showed up, i have not been able to send attachments in my email, i do not know if this file PUTTY.RND is the cause or not.

Can i delete this file PUTTY.RND off my computer without any problems to my computer.

Thanks In Advance

Toke · Dec 23, 2009

Did you install Putty yourself ?? http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Check registry to see if this is listed HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ SimonTatham. And if you need to remove it come out of reg and go to Dos prompt and type....
putty -cleanup

CZ14B827 · Dec 24, 2009

Thanks for the info, as for installing putty, no i did not install it, i was checking my files one day and noticed it on there. I will attempt to remove it. Thanks

CZ14B827 · Dec 24, 2009

What is PUTTY.RND used for ?

How does it get installed on your computer without your knowledge

Thanks

plodr · Dec 25, 2009

PuTTY also requires a random number seed file, to improve the unpredictability of randomly chosen data needed as part of the SSH cryptography. This is stored by default in a file called PUTTY.RND; this is stored by default in the ‘Application Data’ directory
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You may have used another program which has Putty as a built in component.
Check when the file was "created".

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