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| Thread ID: 126057 | 2012-08-04 06:31:00 | drxBrRgYJqsOquJ has stopped working | Nikit07 (16761) | Press F1 |
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| 1292822 | 2012-08-04 09:07:00 | So whats the point in asking for help, if you dont listen? The temp files have nothing to do with backing up. Theyre files left over from files you've installed / and maybe sites you've been to so what will happen if I delete them? |
Nikit07 (16761) | ||
| 1292823 | 2012-08-04 09:09:00 | I have just completed a Norton Scan. It has fixed 2 tracking cookies and an 'infostealer'. Is the problem fixed? Possibly, possibly not. Can't tell as norton might have missed something. Best bet would be to wait and see if the error message et all appears again. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1292824 | 2012-08-04 09:11:00 | Ok I will leave the computer on sleep tonight and if it is on in the morning it means I still have the problem. I shall get back to you with the results tomorrow :) | Nikit07 (16761) | ||
| 1292825 | 2012-08-04 09:12:00 | so what will happen if I delete them? Well, normally nothing. What you want to do before you delete them is make sure no important files are in there, as many people have downloads going to temp. If they never bother to move them out, clearing the temp will obviously delete these files, which you don't want. However, if downloaded files are moved out of temp once downloaded, clearing the temp will do nothing. What is usually there (apart from downloaded files never moved out) is installers for programs tht have been installed, etc. As Speedy said, leftovers you don't need. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1292826 | 2012-08-04 09:12:00 | Possibly, possibly not. Can't tell as norton might have missed something. Best bet would be to wait and see if the error message et all appears again. Thanks! You are the most helpful person on this case! Thanks once again! :) :) :) :) |
Nikit07 (16761) | ||
| 1292827 | 2012-08-04 09:13:00 | Ok I will leave the computer on sleep tonight and if it is on in the morning it means I still have the problem. I shall get back to you with the results tomorrow :) Umm, I might have missed something here. How does putting it in sleep mode turn it off? Sleep mode just hibernates it, doesn't shut it down. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1292828 | 2012-08-04 09:16:00 | I know. The problem is when my computer is on sleep it randomly turns on. I have never had this before and it only started happening when I started getting the message: drxBrRgYJqsOquJ has stopped working | Nikit07 (16761) | ||
| 1292829 | 2012-08-04 09:20:00 | I know. The problem is when my computer is on sleep it randomly turns on. I have never had this before and it only started happening when I started getting the message: drxBrRgYJqsOquJ has stopped working Oh ok. So you mean, it is in sleep, and it randomly comes out of sleep mode? What time is norton set to run a scan? A computer will normally come out of sleep to run a scan, so check when it it is set to automatically run a scan. Also, could <link this> (www.cravingtech.com) cause of the waking from sleep mode? Just trying a different approach here. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1292830 | 2012-08-04 09:20:00 | so what will happen if I delete them? Nothing. It'll delete them, and whatever you install later, the folder will fill up again, until you delete them again. The point is malware like whatever this file belongs to can run from the temp folder. And deleting the files in the folder, will probably delete this file. And obviously it can't run if it isnt there / doesnt exist. But malware can also hide in the system restore folder/s. Which is why sometimes you have to disable system restore to remove it, scan the system, then turn it back on |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1292831 | 2012-08-04 09:22:00 | so what will happen if I delete them? Your scanning of the system with quality detection and removal tools (which you don't have) will take 1/20th of the time if it doesn't have to scan thousonds upon thousands of temp files. Plus, the temp file directories are favorite spots for viruses and malicious code to install itself, if you find a running service or executable in a temp directory then the red flag is raised. Granted you are dismissing near everything you are being told for some bizarre reason, But many of us here have had to hunt through systems for viruses that aren't detected by anti-virus tools (usually because they are too new to be in the database or the virus creaters have found a loophole) so the experience level is very high. Open your ears and take the advice given. |
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