| Subject: unexpected directories created |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.office.misc |
| Date: 7/9/2008 9:35:05 PM |
| From: posted.gigs@gmail.com |
I've been assigned an issue on a customer PC where strange directories are being created in the user's Documents folder in Vista Home Premium. The mystery directories are in the form of (a few Chinese chars)/Microsoft/Office. There are no files, just the top level directory with the two underneath it. The top directory name has different Chinese characters in each folder name. Anti-virus doesn't flag anything. Any ideas? I've never seen anything like this before. |
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| Subject: Re: unexpected directories created |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.office.misc |
| Date: 7/10/2008 1:06:23 AM |
| From: "Daniel Petri [Email Address Protection]" <daniel@petri.co.il.removethis> |
I'd check to see if the customer didn't download and install any software lately, especially from P2P sources. -- Sincerely, Daniel Petri MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer www.petri.co.il <posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message news:9970d5f6-e508-4202-8fb1-a7bd108576b4@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > I've been assigned an issue on a customer PC where strange directories > are being created in the user's Documents folder in Vista Home > Premium. The mystery directories are in the form of (a few Chinese > chars)/Microsoft/Office. There are no files, just the top level > directory with the two underneath it. The top directory name has > different Chinese characters in each folder name. Anti-virus doesn't > flag anything. Any ideas? I've never seen anything like this before. |
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| Subject: Re: unexpected directories created |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.office.misc |
| Date: 7/10/2008 8:59:37 AM |
| From: "GTS" [Email Address Protection] |
I strongly suspect a root kit infection. I have seen some very similar items created by root kits. There are probably files and subdirectories being hidden under those directories. I would thoroughly check that machine for malware, but it may be very difficult to clean. -- <posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message news:9970d5f6-e508-4202-8fb1-a7bd108576b4@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > I've been assigned an issue on a customer PC where strange directories > are being created in the user's Documents folder in Vista Home > Premium. The mystery directories are in the form of (a few Chinese > chars)/Microsoft/Office. There are no files, just the top level > directory with the two underneath it. The top directory name has > different Chinese characters in each folder name. Anti-virus doesn't > flag anything. Any ideas? I've never seen anything like this before. |
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| Subject: Re: unexpected directories created |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.office.misc |
| Date: 7/10/2008 1:31:15 PM |
| From: "FromTheRafters" [Email Address Protection] |
Do a backup if the client hasn't already done so. This could be almost anything - I wouldn't even rule out a failing harddrive. <posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message news:9970d5f6-e508-4202-8fb1-a7bd108576b4@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > I've been assigned an issue on a customer PC where strange directories > are being created in the user's Documents folder in Vista Home > Premium. The mystery directories are in the form of (a few Chinese > chars)/Microsoft/Office. There are no files, just the top level > directory with the two underneath it. The top directory name has > different Chinese characters in each folder name. Anti-virus doesn't > flag anything. Any ideas? I've never seen anything like this before. |
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