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posted.gigs

I've been assigned an issue on a customer PC where strange directories
are being created in the user's Documents folder in Vista Home
Premium. The mystery directories are in the form of (a few Chinese
chars)/Microsoft/Office. There are no files, just the top level
directory with the two underneath it. The top directory name has
different Chinese characters in each folder name. Anti-virus doesn't
flag anything. Any ideas? I've never seen anything like this before.
 
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Daniel Petri

I'd check to see if the customer didn't download and install any software
lately, especially from P2P sources.

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Sincerely,

Daniel Petri
MVP, Senior IT consultant, trainer
www.petri.co.il
 
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GTS

I strongly suspect a root kit infection. I have seen some very similar
items created by root kits. There are probably files and subdirectories
being hidden under those directories. I would thoroughly check that machine
for malware, but it may be very difficult to clean.
 
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FromTheRafters

Do a backup if the client hasn't already done so. This could be
almost anything - I wouldn't even rule out a failing harddrive.
 
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