wt??.tmp files in local settings\temp

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One of our users has a PC on which every minute about 3 temporary
files are created in his local settings\temp directory,
all starting with 'wt' (wt1.tmp, wt2.tmp etc.)

His PC really slows down after a few weeks if he forgets to delete them.

What process might create these files?
 
Cor Kooter said:
One of our users has a PC on which every minute about 3 temporary
files are created in his local settings\temp directory,
all starting with 'wt' (wt1.tmp, wt2.tmp etc.)

His PC really slows down after a few weeks if he forgets to delete them.

What process might create these files?
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This could be spyware. Download and run AdAware, then see
if the problem persists.
 
You can use SysInternals "Process Explorer" to locate files that a
specific process has open. For example, my temp folder has allot
of ~df----.Tmp modules in it. You open Process Explorer, click
on a process. In the bottom panel it will show you all components
associated with the process. If you scroll through the table you can
see files in use by the process. Using PE, I can determine that those
~df--.tmp modules are in use by Microsoft Anti-Spyware.

Process Explorer 9.03 available here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
 
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