k522kxro.tmp

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In trying to free up some disk space, I ran across this file in
C:\Windows\Temp. It says it is a protected operating system file and is
about 52M. I Googled it, and checked the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but
didn't find it. Is this a valid system file? TIA
 
*.tmp files are normally TEMPORARY files.

ANY *.tmp file is suitable for deleting.

Some *.tmp files may be in use by something when you try to delete them.

Some malware tries to disguise executable files as *.tmp files.

Reboot and see if k522kxro.tmp is still in C:\Windows\Temp. If it is try to
delete it again. If it will not delete reboot into Safe Mode and try to
delete it.

Also...

UPDATE your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

UPDATE whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a full
system scan with each one.

You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and anti-spyware
software.

Running a full system antivirus scan or anti-spyware scan in Safe Mode can
be a good idea. Some viruses and other malware like to conceal themselves
in areas Windows protects while using them. Safe mode will prevent those
applications access and therefore unprotect the viruses or other malware
allowing for easier removal.

How to start Windows in Safe Mode Windows XP
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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From: "Melissa" <[email protected]>

| In trying to free up some disk space, I ran across this file in
| C:\Windows\Temp. It says it is a protected operating system file and is
| about 52M. I Googled it, and checked the Microsoft Knowledge Base, but
| didn't find it. Is this a valid system file? TIA

Read what Wesley has replied with. This is NOT normal.

It would be helpful to read the following information…
“How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP”
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353


And run AV scans using the the following Multi AV Scanning Tool in a Clean Boot...


Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode.
This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm

Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm


* * * Please report back your results * * *
 
Thanks all, it deleted just fine. I just wasn't sure if XP was different in
having something it needed in the temp folder. I did go ahead and boot into
safe mode and run a full virus scan and Ad-Aware and Spybot, and no serious
threats found.

Now if somebody could just find me 2 more Gig on drive C, I'd have no
worries. :)
 
From: "Melissa" <[email protected]>

| Thanks all, it deleted just fine. I just wasn't sure if XP was different in
| having something it needed in the temp folder. I did go ahead and boot into
| safe mode and run a full virus scan and Ad-Aware and Spybot, and no serious
| threats found.
|
| Now if somebody could just find me 2 more Gig on drive C, I'd have no
| worries. :)

Start be dumping the files in the TEMP folders

%temp%

and

%windir%\temp

Dump the contents of your IE cache -
Start --> settings --> control panel --> Internet options --> delete files

Then set the size of the cache to 10MB. That's *ALL* that's needed, nopt a percentage of
the hard disk.

See how much space the above frees-up.
 
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