odd files on hard drive..?

brightonman123

clearing out old stuff on my pc, i noticed the following items..

not sure if leftover from deleted programs, oor something more sinister- should i leave alone, or get rid? no info when checking each file's properties.
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file name / size / details
'~' -175kb, last modified in 2005. (no .suffix at all!..)

asasa.exe -1kb, 7/6/08.

syst.exe - 1kb 7/6/08.



uncomp.tmp - 13kb, 2004

Stompa

I think you've missed the actual details.....

espresso

Exactly where are these files?

brightonman123

thats what i am trying to work out!

Dough_Monster

If you ever need to check if a file is safe, upload it onto Jotti, which scans it with several different programs and lets you know if its safe or not :)

brightonman123

thanks.

the asasa file scanned as malware, so have deleted. checking others as we speak!

Stompa

loaner wrote: »

You probably need to do a full AV and antispyware scan, it is likely you have other infections.

An absolute necessity I'd have thought.

FWIW the ~ file is probably due to this:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=830921

and, if so, is nothing to be concerned about.