Finding LOG on my HD each day. What is its purpose?


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
       #1

    Finding LOG on my HD each day. What is its purpose?


    I'm finding this type of text file on my HD each time I use my laptop with Windows 7. Is this a log of some program communicating with its home office? Windows or Firefox or other program? I'm just hoping I haven't picked up some sort of malware spy program.

    Class addr: a036c0 Seed sent: 1378142250
    Class addr: a036c0 MD5 received: b0f5935919cbc0c311d87dfe74ff985a, we have: b0f5935919cbc0c311d87dfe74ff985a
    Class addr: 8f3ac0 Seed sent: 1405435322
    Class addr: 8f3ac0 MD5 received: ac834d508a5a0965cc6c78266cacc3e8, we have: ac834d508a5a0965cc6c78266cacc3e8
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  2. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #2

    Could you post the full path of the file this entry is in?
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #3

    It's just sitting there on it's own, beneath the Program Files, Windows and Users folders.

    log 2/19/2016 11:00 AM Text Document

    It seems to indicate something is being sent (to whom I don't know) and received. Each time I use my laptop I get one of these.
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  4. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
       #4

    You can try these steps...
    Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup
    ...to see if you can find the app that creates the files.

    If that fails, I'll see about writing up some steps for using Process Monitor to find the culprit.
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I'll give it a try. Thanks!
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