What application is creating these files in my root folder?

[miner2049er]

Running Windows XP SP2.

In the root of hard drive C:\, over the past six months (according to
their creation date), almost 300 files have appeared - all zero bytes
in size and with filenames like the sample selection at the end of this
message.

Does anybody know what might be creating these, or how I might be able
to find out? (Other than uninstalling all apps, and gradually
reintroducing them.)

I also can't remember what app I installed about six months ago, prior
to them starting appearing. I only started to notice these files about
a month or two ago.

Thanks in advance for any replies.


t17k
t17k.1
t1c8
t1c8.1
t1hk
t1hk.1
t1k4
t1k4.1
t1l0
t1l0.1
t1lc
t1lc.1
t1lg
t1lg.1
t1ls
t1ls.1
t1m4
t1m4.1
t1mc
t1mc.1
t1mo
t1mo.1
t1ms
t1ms.1
t1ms.2
t1ms.3
t1ms.4
t1ms.5
t1n0
t1n0.1
t1n8
t1n8.1
t1n8.2
t1n8.3
t1n8.4
t1n8.5
t1nc
t1nc.1
t1nc.2
t1nc.3
t1nc.4
t1nc.5
t1nc.6
t1nc.7
t1ng
t1ng.1
t1nk
t1nk.1
t1nk.2
t1nk.3
t1no
t1no.1

 

[FrankV]

RightClick on any then click properties>version. You might get enough
information from "owner" to track where they came from.

Frank

 

[miner2049er]

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, I don't get a "Version" showing up in the Properties.

I just have the tabs General, Security and Summary.

Opens with: Unknown application

No clues anywhere in the file properties about what application created
the file, or what app will open it.


Can anybody else help?