Easy Q?, I hope, re mts20.eze & an undeletable temp file

[PopS]

Hi,

XP Pro, SP2+, 2.6 GHz, 512 RAM, av & spyware up to date, system
clean as near as I can tell.

Does anyone know -why- a file named MTS20.exe would be present in
the Temporary Internet Files folder?
I realize it's some sort of a container for exporting
functions, and I -was- using OmniPage Pro 10 prior to discovering
it. But how it got into the temp files folder is beyond me.

I discovered it because OP10 screwed up on me. Just for GPs, I
ran the Disk Cleanup utility and it kept locking up at about the
same point every time. Unsure why, I did a CHKDSK and the
"normal" system checks - all seemed OK except I couldn't clean
the disk.
One file in particular, www.canadianhomeworkshop.Shtml (zero
reason for that to be an S html), would not delete. No error
message when I clicked Delete, but it would still be there after
refreshes. NO other files were present, even after making sure
none were hidden, system, readonly, etc., and besides my setup
should show hidden files.
So, I went in with a Command Prompt window and lo and behold,
there were OTHER directories and files there that Explorer wasn't
showing me! I went ahead and started using Del *.* and RD to
remove the files and directories until I got to the top, the Temp
inet Files folder. There I could not delete
www.canadianhomeworkshop.Shtml and that's when I noticed
mts20.exe there also. Neither one would delete, even from the
DOS prompt. I can't rename it, delete it, or do anything with
it. Properties shows nothing but the URL in the top of the
dialog.
It's still there, and also in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Caere\Export\mts20.exe
with a Created date of 1999.
An mtso.exe, with a 2002 date, exists in the dll cache. ??

I'm not sure what to even ask here; Google shows nothing for
mts20, but does find mtso.

Anyone have any thoughts or comments? Or is there a better place
to ask about this?

TIA

PopS

 

[Wesley Vogel]

There should be a description on both General and Version tabs.

Right click mtso.exe | Properties | Version tab

Click a category on the left to display the information on the right.

Other version information
Item Name:
Company
File Version
Internal Name
Language
Original File Name
Product Name
Product Version

Should be some kind of clue if mtso.exe is a legitimate file.

What do your antivirus and anti-spyware applications have to say about
mtso.exe?

It generally doesn't matter what the heck is in the Temporary Internet Files
as long as you clean them out periodically.

To delete *all* Temporary Internet Files...

1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK
Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop.
Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options.
Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. Especially
if there are a large number of files.
2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on Delete Files
3) Check the box Delete all offline content {This cleans >>
%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
AND
%homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
and \Content.MSO (Created by an MS Office program)}
4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it deletes the
temporary internet files
5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete cookies that
websites have placed on your hard drive.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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