unexpected directories created

Posted: 07-10-2008, 05:35 AM

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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

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Re: unexpected directories created

Posted: 07-10-2008, 09:06 AM

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

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<posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

GTS

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Re: unexpected directories created

Posted: 07-10-2008, 04:59 PM

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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<posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9970d5f6-e508-4202-8fb1-a7bd108576b4@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

> 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.

FromTheRafters

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Re: unexpected directories created

Posted: 07-10-2008, 09:31 PM

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.

<posted.gigs@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9970d5f6-e508-4202-8fb1-a7bd108576b4@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

> 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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