C:/3887508a051ab09532

[BenSidel]

I searched this folder on the internet but couldn't find any information

about it. It is located under C:/ and it contains "mrt.exe" and "mrtstub.exe".

Is there someone who has this same unknown folder in his computer who can

explain to me its function, if it is legitimate or not?

 

[Malke]

BenSidel wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I searched this folder on the internet but couldn't find any information

> about it. It is located under C:/ and it contains "mrt.exe" and

> "mrtstub.exe".

>

> Is there someone who has this same unknown folder in his computer who can

> explain to me its function, if it is legitimate or not?</span>

Those files belong to the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. Perhaps

you or someone else using the computer manually installed it. You can

remove the folder or leave it there since it is tiny and not a threat.

Malicious Software Removal Tool explanation -

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

Malke

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BenSidel wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I searched this folder on the internet but couldn't find any information

> about it. It is located under C:/ and it contains "mrt.exe" and

> "mrtstub.exe".

>

> Is there someone who has this same unknown folder in his computer who can

> explain to me its function, if it is legitimate or not?</span>

 

[George Ellis]

It you start getting a lot of these, chances are you have a software

distribution push AND you do not have the MSIEXEC 3.x update installed. The

install fails, usually hangs a msiexec, and creates a random folder. Patch

to new version of MSIExec, restart (about only way to kill the processes

cleanly, but you can try killing them with Process Explorer). Cleanup after

that.

"BenSidel" <BenSidel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7B9D5C94-48EE-40C9-B107-565619B5A1DC@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I searched this folder on the internet but couldn't find any information

> about it. It is located under C:/ and it contains "mrt.exe" and

> "mrtstub.exe".

>

> Is there someone who has this same unknown folder in his computer who can

> explain to me its function, if it is legitimate or not? </span>