Windows auto creating folders


  1. mptasos
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    Windows auto creating folders


    Hello,

    for some reason my windows keeps auto creating weird naming folders.

    Any idea? i am using anti-virus F secure

    Thanks in advance
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  3. Mellon Head
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    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
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    I would suspect malware of some kind. Windows just doesn't produce spontaneous folders.

    Please download and run MalwareBytes (and have it scan your whole system, not just the usual scan), and report back the results.

    You can get MalwareBytes (the free version), from here:

    Malwarebytes | Free Cyber Security & Anti-Malware Software
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  4. mptasos
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    many thanks but it didnt helped me much the Malwarebytes
    Any other suggestions?

    I noticed that every time i restart my laptop it creates folders and only in that specific folder

    Thanks anyway
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  6. mptasos
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    inside the ghost folders there is a strange file
    please see my image
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  7. mptasos
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    i think, might be win system files but should be hidden maybe?
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  8. samuria
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    Search for those strings often they refer to software that's been installed
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