File in Temp I can't delete Help Appreciated

[Marsha]

Hello,
I have a file in my C:WINDOWS\Temp that I can't delete.
Perflib_Perfdata_6d0 what is this and how do I get rid of it?
Thanks,
Marsha

 

[Sammy Castagna]

Marsha,
A while back I got S7jfwbo7.exe on my machine.Malwarebytes would not take it
off access denided. I searched and found it and renamed it .old and deleted
it.

Sammy Castagna

 

[R. McCarty]

Windows XP provides for collection of performance data. Called
Counters they cover most of the different aspects of XP performance.
The Perlib_Perdata is the workspace or temp file that holds that data.
The Performance monitor will show you what counters are enabled.
Click Start, Run ( type ) Perfmon.Msc [Enter]

More info in the following MS Knowledge Base Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305610

 

[Gerry]

Marsha

Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, Performance
Logs and Alerts. Right click and select Properties change the StartUp
type to Manual. You can also stop the service which will probable make
it possible for you to delete the log.

Select Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Performance to see
the tool creating the logs. You can set a maximum size for each log.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Marsha]

Performance Logs and Alerts was already set to manual. I use Firefox as a
browser and I think it has something to do with that. The file surfaced
yesterday during the time I was doing windows updates. I never noticed it
before and I delete the Temp folder often, however I can't get rid of this
file. It won't let me delete it or change the name to delete it. It is not
showing up in the tool creating the logs either, that I can tell. In
Counter Logs there is one file
Name: System Overview
Comment: This sample log provides an overview of system performance
Log Type: Binary
Log File Name: C:\PerfLogs\System_Overview.blg

In the Temp folder the name of the file I can't delete is
Perflib_Perfdata_69c

Thanks again for all of the help I am getting with this.
Marsha

 

[Gerry]

Marsha

Those files are not what I thought they were.

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? Further research
suggests you may have a malware infestation.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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[Marsha]

Trend Micro Spybot Search and Destroy both show nothing when scanned

 

[Gerry]

Marsha

Have you tried deleting in Safe Mode?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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