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kuchean

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Unidentified subdirectory and files
« on: March 13, 2006, 06:55:41 PM »
I have a relatively new computer running windows XP professional, but only now I began to put my
hard drive in order. I found a subdirectory labled "Surdiosx" that I can not connect with any program
I have installed. It contains a few hundred mbytes of cache files. I don't know what program created
or needs these files or if I need them at all. I would realy like to get rid of them If I can.

WEL

pcdoc4christ

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Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2006, 07:19:47 PM »
Kuchean:

A Google turned up nothing.

Do you know how to check the Windows msconfig program and search the Windows regedit for surdiosx?

Doc

kuchean

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Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2006, 07:38:30 PM »
No

kuchean

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Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2006, 08:20:13 PM »
Now Yes.

Someone just had to throw corn in the right direction.
Neither regedit or msconfig show anything.
There are 4342 files in the cache dating from 10/21/05 to 11/11/05.
There are long stretches of files only minutes apart. The whole thing
looks like some sort of activity log, but I can't open any of the files to look.
There doesn't seem to ba any trace of the program that created them however.

WEL

dl65

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #4 on: March 13, 2006, 09:35:34 PM »
     kuchean
    Can you tell us ...exactly where is this file residing ? Is it inside another folder ?

    dl65  ::)
    If you don't know the answer, it isn't a dumb question.

    James2

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #5 on: March 13, 2006, 10:52:52 PM »
    I went to the Microsoft KnowledgeBase with no results. I'm posting it on another forum to see if some of my friends there might have a clue. Get back when I hear something!

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #6 on: March 14, 2006, 05:57:45 AM »
    Do you have adequate firewall protection. A little bit of research on "surdi" reveals that this may be an FXP taggers handle.
    Turn on "Show Hidden Files", turn off "Hide Extensions...." and "Hide Protected...." from the Control Panel>Folder Options>View applet. Open the folder via a DOS prompt and type dir /s >c:\dir.txt followed by enter. Post the contents of c:\dir.txt here.

    After doing that, use Winzip or similar to archive the whole folder. You can now delete the existing folder.
    « Last Edit: March 14, 2006, 05:59:18 AM by Backdated »

    kuchean

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #7 on: March 14, 2006, 05:59:11 AM »
    Surdiosx is in the programs subdirectory.
    For now I have compressed it to free up some space
    Disfeeper reports the files as being the most fragmented on my
    drive but can't access them.

    WEL

    pcdoc4christ

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #8 on: March 14, 2006, 03:15:16 PM »
    Kuchean:

    Please list the file extensions for the files in the directory in question, and one of us will look them up to see what program is associated with them.  Alternately, you can type the [size=14]ftype [/size]command in the CMD window:

    ==================================================================
     
    C:\>ftype /?
    Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations

    FTYPE [fileType[=[openCommandString]]]

      fileType  Specifies the file type to examine or change
      openCommandString Specifies the open command to use when launching files
                        of this type.

    Type FTYPE without parameters to display the current file types that
    have open command strings defined.  FTYPE is invoked with just a file
    type, it displays the current open command string for that file type.
    Specify nothing for the open command string and the FTYPE command will
    delete the open command string for the file type.  Within an open
    command string %0 or %1 are substituted with the file name being
    launched through the assocation.  %* gets all the parameters and %2
    gets the 1st parameter, %3 the second, etc.  %~n gets all the remaining
    parameters starting with the nth parameter, where n may be between 2 and 9,
    inclusive.  For example:

        ASSOC .pl=PerlScript
        FTYPE PerlScript=perl.exe %1 %*

    would allow you to invoke a Perl script as follows:

        script.pl 1 2 3

    If you want to eliminate the need to type the extensions, then do the
    following:

        set PATHEXT=.pl;%PATHEXT%

    and the script could be invoked as follows:

        script 1 2 3

    =================================================================

    Best regards,
    Doc

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #9 on: March 14, 2006, 03:31:42 PM »
    If this is an established tagger using a hijacked machine for FXP'ing, somewhere along the line, the folders will have illegal or reserved names like "par" or illegal characters like "&" etc.
    The only way I know how to delete these folders besides formatting is to connect using FlashFXP or similar and remove them through that. Even then, you have to know what you're doing.

    Somewhere in the Windows part of the forum, I posted a couple of links to firewall/port testers. Are any of your ports open and if so, which ones?

    kuchean

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #10 on: March 15, 2006, 04:08:36 PM »
    The Surdiosx folder contains 7 .log files going from AI_05-11-2005.log to AI_11-11-2005.log. there is a data.bin file and four thousand+ files without extensions in a cache folder.

    Maybe I'm making too much of a deal of this, but it bothers me.

    WEL

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #11 on: March 15, 2006, 04:20:25 PM »
    It would bother me too! I've seen similarly named logs before and they were all related to Apropos infections.
    The dates would suggest a past infection but just in case, carry out the procedures listed [highlight]in this post[/highlight] and post a Hijackthis logfile here when done.
    If possible, zip the logfile and attach it rather than post it.
    « Last Edit: March 15, 2006, 04:21:04 PM by Backdated »

    kuchean

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    Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
    « Reply #12 on: March 15, 2006, 06:16:51 PM »
    I grabbed the bull by the, um, horns and deleted the whole mess.
    Actually I tried to delete it. I was able to empty the Surdiosx folder, but when I tried to
    delete the folder itself, I was told by the computer that the folder was in use!?

    Well anyway I gained needed real estate on my drive and I can easily see if anything puts files back
    in the folder.

    WEL

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      Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
      « Reply #13 on: March 15, 2006, 06:27:23 PM »
      There might be hidden files or folders in there that are in use. Just a thought.  ::)
      "The geek shall inherit the Earth."

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      Re: Unidentified subdirectory and files
      « Reply #14 on: March 15, 2006, 06:54:23 PM »
      You really need to check this system out! There is a link to "Pocket Killbox" within thelast link I gave you. That will rid you of your folder.

      For your own sake, you need to follow what I said in that last post very carefully. You may well be unwittingly involved in very serious criminal activity. Try telling a court that you didn't know!