Re: Unauthorized files in XP Home
- From: Lem <lemp40@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:59:36 -0400
guy1776 wrote:
I'm trying to find a list of the files that are supposed to be on the installation disk. When I reinstall my operating system, a network is installed on my computer. I don't want a network. I can't access the network. All my documents are sent to a file called shell32.dll and then mailed to this remote network. Shell32.dll is located in System32.
What is the basis for your conclusions that "all my documents are sent to ... shell32.dll" and that those files are subsequently "mailed to this remote network"?
Shell32.dll is a legitimate, necessary part of Windows XP. It should be located in C:\Windows\system32 (or C:\Winnt\system32) It likely will be in other directories as well, including %WINDIR%\system32\dllcache, %WINDIR%\ServicePackFiles\i386 and numerous directories relating to Windows updates and patches.
All of that is not to say, of course, that some malefactor may created an underhanded data-stealing application and given it the same name, but that seems highly unlikely if it is a CD you received directly from Dell.
If you're concerned about what may be transmitted during the installation process, just disconnect the computer from any telephone and network lines.
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