What are files with names like this - shell32(2).dll
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From: davexnet on 14 Feb 2010 21:28 I've about 8 - 10 files that have a (2) in the name, and same again with a (3). Is this a vestige of some operation, maybe repair, or system restore and these files are left over and essentially dead? Or could they still be live files ? I looked at a few at random for a reference in the registry but came up empty. TIA for any info. Dave
From: Bill in Co. on 14 Feb 2010 21:34 davexnet wrote: > I've about 8 - 10 files that have a (2) in the name, > and same again with a (3). > > Is this a vestige of some operation, maybe repair, or system > restore and these files are left over and essentially dead? I'd guess probably. > Or could they still be live files ? Possibly. Of course, if they are locked, you won't be able to delete them, anyway. > I looked at a few at random for a reference in the registry > but came up empty. > > TIA for any info. > Dave Could you give some specific filename examples here? Sometimes you can get a clue from the filenames, as to what programs they may have been associated with.
From: Jose on 14 Feb 2010 22:12 On Feb 14, 9:28 pm, "davexnet" <davexne...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I've about 8 - 10 files that have a (2) in the name, > and same again with a (3). > > Is this a vestige of some operation, maybe repair, or system > restore and these files are left over and essentially dead? > Or could they still be live files ? > > I looked at a few at random for a reference in the registry > but came up empty. > > TIA for any info. > Dave Please do this first, then start guessing: Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining issues: Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ They can be uninstalled later if desired.
From: Dave and Rosanna on 15 Feb 2010 02:57 Thanks for your suggestions. I've had MBAM installed for some time, no malware detected. Nor does my AV (Avast home 4.8) find anything. Here's the actual names - I've left them on the HDD for now, until I can get a feeling about them one way or the other. dnsapi(2)(2).dll mswsock(2)(2).dll shell32(2).dll SHFOLDER(2).DLL wdmaud(2).drv url(3).dll urlmon(3).dll wdmaud(3).drv wininet(3).dll wdmaud(4).drv all the above files are in \windows\system32 "Jose" <jose_ease(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:20452d18-b8e7-462c-b3df-871e1ae44aba(a)c16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... On Feb 14, 9:28 pm, "davexnet" <davexne...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I've about 8 - 10 files that have a (2) in the name, > and same again with a (3). > > Is this a vestige of some operation, maybe repair, or system > restore and these files are left over and essentially dead? > Or could they still be live files ? > > I looked at a few at random for a reference in the registry > but came up empty. > > TIA for any info. > Dave Please do this first, then start guessing: Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining issues: Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ They can be uninstalled later if desired.
From: Jose on 15 Feb 2010 06:29
On Feb 15, 2:57 am, "Dave and Rosanna" <davexnet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions. I've had MBAM installed for some time, no > malware detected. > Nor does my AV (Avast home 4.8) find anything. > > Here's the actual names - I've left them on the HDD for now, > until I can get a feeling about them one way or the other. > dnsapi(2)(2).dll > mswsock(2)(2).dll > shell32(2).dll > SHFOLDER(2).DLL > wdmaud(2).drv > url(3).dll > urlmon(3).dll > wdmaud(3).drv > wininet(3).dll > wdmaud(4).drv > > all the above files are in \windows\system32 > > "Jose" <jose_e...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:20452d18-b8e7-462c-b3df-871e1ae44aba(a)c16g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > On Feb 14, 9:28 pm, "davexnet" <davexne...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I've about 8 - 10 files that have a (2) in the name, > > and same again with a (3). > > > Is this a vestige of some operation, maybe repair, or system > > restore and these files are left over and essentially dead? > > Or could they still be live files ? > > > I looked at a few at random for a reference in the registry > > but came up empty. > > > TIA for any info. > > Dave > > Please do this first, then start guessing: > > Perform some scans for malicious software, then fix any remaining > issues: > > Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware > detection programs: > > Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ > SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ > > They can be uninstalled later if desired. You have MBAM and AVG installed. That's fine. Did you update and run a full scan with MBAM and SAS? MBAM and AVG don't know about everything! |