Re- What Are These Files

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From: larry (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/03/04


Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:41:55 -0700

To see files I would go to my computer, select c drive(or
where ever your windows files are) On tools(where file
edit ect is) select folder options , click view, under
hidden files and folders select show hidden files and
folders

Select one file. Have your virus proctection check that
file. Then if ok Open and maybe you'll get more
information of what this is.

Check event viewer. See if red colored events that
correspond with these files.

One other thing, I'm not away of any worms or spyware
that does this run some scans for that too.

>-----Original Message-----
> Whenever I run a virus scan i have files that i cannot
>find on the computer but the virus checker finds about
>700,000 of them
>it is in C:\windows\system32\my-computer\modscn\2004-05-
>09_23-04-19\img0001.gps
>I approx 12000 of these .gps files for every day from
may
>9 to present and they have consumed about 25 gigs on my
>hard drive but i can only find them in virus scan mode
>
>Any help in what they are and how to get rid of them is
>appreciated
>.
>



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