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Re: What is this? NTUSER.DAT.COPY.TMP.LOG1
Hey r.c. white thanks for helping me become famous!  Okay,well when i click
on my user name after clicking on start, there is a list of folders and this
is where I see the new file name,so i did add .bad to the extension and i
will be back to let everyone know how it goes.Thanks again.
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"R. C. White" wrote: Quote:
> Hi, Newbie.
> Quote:
> > actually i havent posted
> > anywhere else about this, i do notice alot of newbies around so i should
> > have
> > chose a diffrent name.I did try to find some info but not through any
> > forums
>
> These Microsoft Communities (also known as discussion groups and maybe some
> other names) actually are Usenet newsgroups hosted on the Microsoft public
> news servers. Microsoft makes the same posts available in Communities so
> that they can be accessed by Internet Explorer and other browsers in a
> web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). Most of us who frequent these
> groups and try to help out prefer to access the newsgroups through a
> newsreader, such as Outlook Express (in WinXP and prior) or Windows Mail (in
> Vista) or Windows Live Mail (which runs in both WinXP and Vista). Newbies
> often find the GUI easier to use for their one-shot questions. But all too
> often, they forget how to come back to find the responses to their
> questions. I'm glad to see that you have quoted our prior messages; too
> many newbies never figure that out.
>
> Many Usenet news servers (like those provided free by most ISPs) simply
> "slurp" messages from these Microsoft public news servers and relay them to
> their own customers, often resulting in messages that are delayed, out of
> sequence - or just lost. And few other servers carry all 2000+ of these
> newsgroups.
>
> Many forums (also called discussion groups, web pages and other names) also
> "slurp" messages from these Microsoft public newsgroups and post them on
> their own forums, often with no clue as to the origin of the posts and
> giving no credit to Microsoft for providing the initial newsgroup. I've
> often seen my own posts in a forum where I've never been and never even knew
> existed! That apparently is what happened to you, too. You posted here,
> and at least 6 other forums (vistax64.com, wugnet.com, techarena.com,
> pcreview.co.uk, boardreader.com, vistaheads.com - and others) have picked up
> your question and my reply. We're FAMOUS! :^{
>
> The good part of this multiplication of our posts is that now MILLIONS of
> online computer users, including at least THOUSANDS of true experts, have
> read your question. If even ONE of them had an answer, you would have
> probably heard by now.
>
> My question from before was: Quote:
> > That sure doesn't sound like a legitimate filename. WHERE do you see it
> > in
> > your computer?
>
> Actually, you SHOULD have a file in your User folder with a
> similar-but-not-identical name:
> C:\Users\<newbie>\ntuser.dat.LOG1
>
> And there should be a similar .LOG2, plus a half-dozen or more ntuser.dat*
> files that you won't normally see because they are Hidden, System files.
> These are legitimate parts of Vista and, if you have multiple Users, each of
> them should have a set of these files.
> Quote:
> > i did recently have some malware
> > on my computer that i believe ive gotten rid of
>
> The only part that might be a concern is the ".COPY.TMP" part of the
> filename. This may have been created by the malware - or by your cleanup
> efforts. It may be benign.
>
> Try this: Rename that file - maybe just add ".bad" to the end of the
> existing extension. If Vista doesn't complain in a week or two, then delete
> that file.
>
> And from now on, PRACTICE SAFE HEX! In spite of all the wild stories we
> hear, malware almost never arrives without being invited by the computer
> user! Remember that any free offer online always carries the risk of
> delivering MORE than you bargained for - and you probably will not like the
> "MORE". :>(
>
> RC
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> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "newbie" <newbie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E7CC04F3-6209-4832-9F22-7FDF09A6E5DC@xxxxxx Quote:
> > sorry about the delay r.c. white but ive been away, actually i havent
> > posted
> > anywhere else about this, i do notice alot of newbies around so i should
> > have
> > chose a diffrent name.I did try to find some info but not through any
> > forums
> > but i havent been able to find any info at all on this file,how about you?
> > i
> > found it when i clicked on my user name and opened my files from the start
> > menu(does that even answer your question?) obviously i have alot to learn
> > still but i do know that this just showed up one day and it actually has 4
> > files, 2 for log1 and 2 for log2, and i know i did recently have some
> > malware
> > on my computer that i believe ive gotten rid of but i sure wish i could
> > find
> > a way to know for sure, any suggestions? I run one care and spybot along
> > with
> > defender of course. I did have stopzilla but i uninstalled because of slow
> > sytem and other weird behavior,but the NTUSER file was there before and
> > after
> > stopzilla. any help is appreciated.
> >
> >
> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Hi, Newbie.
> >>
> >> I don't know, but Google finds 3 hits, all apparently by you, and posted
> >> to
> >> 3 different "forums", in addition to these Microsoft Communities. What
> >> did
> >> you learn from those other sources?
> >>
> >> That sure doesn't sound like a legitimate filename. WHERE do you see it
> >> in
> >> your computer?
> >>
> >> RC
> >>
> >> "newbie" <newbie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:2C532EA1-C4E9-4790-8854-524F52DD2422@xxxxxx
> >> > i dont recognize this file it seems new but i cant figure iout what it
> >> > is.
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