Martel13 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 While updating my CCleaner this morning I got this weird file It is residing in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch any ideas? GLB108.TMP The entire file name is GLB108.TMP-0D61FBEB.pf 34.7kb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 May be a fix at the link below as that file could be related to malware. Prevx CSI article and download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martel13 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yea, When I googled the file name thats all I got. I wonder what it is and why/how it piggybacked my CCleaner update today. My browser has been wigging out all day refusing to load pages...I wonder if there is a connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Might be wise to post a Hijackthis log in the other forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 20, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 20, 2008 When installing software files like that GLB*.tmp can, may, and/or will get created, hence the setup.exe file has to unpack the files to install them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martel13 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 When installing software files like that GLB*.tmp can, may, and/or will get created, hence the setup.exe file has to unpack the files to install them So that sounds like a file associated with CCleaner, and not a threat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted March 20, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 20, 2008 May be a fix at the link below as that file could be related to malware.Prevx CSI article and download Installed and tried the free scanner from that link, and it seems to be an OK addition to the arsenal IMHO. Scan includes search for rootkits. As it's free, it doesn't clean any infection found, thats available via "activate cleanup" link, but I can live with that, as it's very quick, and has a nice GUI. Needs to be online to check scan against malware database, which again, isn't a problem. Anyone else tried or use this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 21, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2008 So that sounds like a file associated with CCleaner, and not a threat... I wouldn't know because I haven't tracked a CCleaner installation in years, however as I previously stated setup programs are known to create legitimate working .tmp files to unpack and install the software, and they will many times end up in prefetch and even the MUICache in the registry. I don't know if that .tmp file you've noticed is malware related or not, or if it's harmless, however since Prevx lists it as malware it wouldn't hurt to do an anti-malware scan with your installed anti-virus and anti-spyware programs just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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