Cannot Delete Unrecognised temp files CS ?????.tmp

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Uncle John

A large number of files have started appearing in my Windows\Temp folder.
They have the name
CS????.tmp where ???? is a decimal or hexadecimal number. Most of them are
zero byte.
Does anyone know what creates them? I can only delete them by using Safe
Mode. I thought they might be from Thumbs Plus (CeriousSoftware) but it is
not running.

The system is well protected against viruses and malware.
 
Hi,

Can you check all the process under process tab in windows task manager?
End all the process that are related to CeriousSoftware.

If you really want to delete, go to safe mode with the least option and
without networking to delete those temp files.
 
Kevin,

Thumbs is not running. The only process that resembles the temporary file
names is

csrss.exe using about 11k of memory.

which seems to be the "Client Server Runtime Process" and cannot be stopped.

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Uncle John
Kelvin Lin said:
Hi,

Can you check all the process under process tab in windows task manager?
End all the process that are related to CeriousSoftware.

If you really want to delete, go to safe mode with the least option and
without networking to delete those temp files.
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Uncle said:
A large number of files have started appearing in my Windows\Temp folder.
They have the name
CS????.tmp where ???? is a decimal or hexadecimal number. Most of them are
zero byte.
Does anyone know what creates them? I can only delete them by using Safe
Mode. I thought they might be from Thumbs Plus (CeriousSoftware) but it is
not running.

The system is well protected against viruses and malware.
Click to expand...

There was a recent thread about this and it turned out to be Webroot's
Spy Sweeper program that was doing it. Do you have that program?

Malke
 
Hi Malke,

Bless you! I do have Spyweeper recently upgraded so I shall now check
whether it is the problem

I will post the result.
 
Malke,
You were right first time, with a slight gloss!

After a series diagnostic boots and found that these tmp files ARE created
by SpySweeper if Adaware is also running. Spysweeper has to be disabled not
just turned of before the files can be removed after a reboot.
 

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