Large strange files 35MB's ??


  1. roehrle
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    Win 7
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    Large strange files 35MB's ??


    Every couple of weeks I get a strange large file with a title that doesn't make any sense. What is this file and is it necessary to keep them?
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  3. Dwarf
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    You haven't given us anything to go on here. We need an example (including the extension).
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  4. roehrle
    Posts : 52
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    This is the name ?? of the file. it is 35mb and that is all the info I have on it. Each of the four that I have received in the last month or so are different but have the same make-up of different character. there isn't any extension.

    file:///C:/8f580452f92e96135a6bbcaf58e50b4e/
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  6. MacGyvr
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    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
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    It's Windows Update droppings....yes, you can delete them. You may need to use something like "unlocker" to actually get them to go away. I do it all the time.
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  7. roehrle
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    Thanks for the info. I did delete them. I found the file was MTR.exe. I ran the file and it took 1hr 20 mins to run. It found one file that it apparently deleted for me.
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