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Lucky Rathod

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System File or Virus
« on: April 09, 2008, 07:45:28 AM »
Friends there are some folders and files in my c: drive i am unable to find out whether they are system files or any virus.
How can i recognise them ?

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Re: System File or Virus
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 07:56:57 AM »
What are they called and where are they located?

You can use google to find out what files are. Just type the exact file name (like explorer.exe) in google and search.

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Re: System File or Virus
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 09:36:07 AM »

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    Re: System File or Virus
    « Reply #3 on: April 10, 2008, 09:11:33 AM »
    Thanks for the list. i will have to stay away from them.
    Going through my A+ training right now.

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    Re: System File or Virus
    « Reply #4 on: April 10, 2008, 12:13:01 PM »
    Thanks for the list. i will have to stay away from them.

    Those are for scanning files on a PC to determine if it is malware or not. It is a safe list to use.