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delta_lima
October 27th, 2010, 12:00
Hello,
Out of the blue, I have a temp file on my desktop called "vgotzkmbdm.tmp". I delete it - but every time I launch a new browser window, or reboot, it comes back. Have done a scan (Webroot) - doesn't find anything.
running XP, all systems seem to run fine.
I looked for a "general pc" section - mod, please feel free to redirect.
any help would be appreciated.
dl
AndyE1976
October 27th, 2010, 13:07
Google doesn't throw anything up, so it's probably a randomly generated name. No idea where it's from.
Zoren
October 27th, 2010, 13:51
What folder is this .tmp file in? How big is the file?
E-Mail me and maybe we can work this out. My E-Mail has changed since the last time we talked. My new one is radked"at"sourcecable.net
delta_lima
October 27th, 2010, 14:42
Webroot wanted their toolbar inserted into browser. As a minimalist, I don't want toolbars or any other junk hanging off my browser, and I selected it "off". I enabled it, deleted the file, emptied my trash can, and then disabled it - gone for good.
Weird ...
I found it by scanning my "C" - and seeing a temp file in my Webroot folder made me think it had to do with Webroot - have to admit, it was lucky, because as Andy points out, it has a random name - the name I found in the Webroot folder was different than the one in question.
Anyway - happy ending. Don - good to hear from you. How's the brood? We have a new one since we last chatted - a year old in two weeks. The oldest is going to school next year - crazy, how time flies....
dl
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