!$!$!$!$.mp2 folder

I have a folder in my c:\Program Files folder called
!$!$!$!$.mp2, and it has the following files:

EXCHNG32.EXE
LAPRXY.DLL
LOGAGENT.EXE
MAPIRPC.REG
MAPIWM.TPL
MLSET32.EXE
MLSHEXT.DLL
MPLAYER2.EXE
NEWPROF.EXE
SCANPST.EXE

These are old programs. The latest date on any of them is
4/23/99.

I'm assuming this is not malware, but I"m wondering if it's
something I'm still using?

I don't see it listed in my installed programs, but it could
be under a different name.

My main concern is the folder name. It looks like it was
designed to not be deleted, and I've seen that before with
some malware programs.

Thanks,
Margaret

"Margaret Bartley" wrote in message
...

I have a folder in my c:\Program Files folder called
!$!$!$!$.mp2, and it has the following files:

EXCHNG32.EXE
LAPRXY.DLL
LOGAGENT.EXE
MAPIRPC.REG
MAPIWM.TPL
MLSET32.EXE
MLSHEXT.DLL
MPLAYER2.EXE
NEWPROF.EXE
SCANPST.EXE

These are old programs. The latest date on any of them is
4/23/99.

I'm assuming this is not malware, but I"m wondering if it's
something I'm still using?

I don't see it listed in my installed programs, but it could
be under a different name.

My main concern is the folder name. It looks like it was
designed to not be deleted, and I've seen that before with
some malware programs.

Simplest remedy if you have some reason
not to scan for malware first.
1. Rename this folder with prefix X i.e.
X$!$!$!$.mp2 (after a DOS boot if Windows
will not rename it.) Then reboot and load
Windows.
2. / start / run / REGEDIT.EXE and search
for the string $!$!$!$
If no legitimate process calls anything in
this folder, you can probably delete it (e.g.
if you have replaced MPLAYER2 with
something more modern.)
3. If you get error messages (file not found
because the folder has been renamed) these
may tell you something.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Rename the folder as Don suggests and if you have no issue with apps you
should be able to delete it. All of the files appear to be related to
Outlook and "Microsoft Fax and Windows Messaging".


--

Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm




"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
...
"Margaret Bartley" wrote in message
...

I have a folder in my c:\Program Files folder called
!$!$!$!$.mp2, and it has the following files:

EXCHNG32.EXE
LAPRXY.DLL
LOGAGENT.EXE
MAPIRPC.REG
MAPIWM.TPL
MLSET32.EXE
MLSHEXT.DLL
MPLAYER2.EXE
NEWPROF.EXE
SCANPST.EXE

These are old programs. The latest date on any of them is
4/23/99.

I'm assuming this is not malware, but I"m wondering if it's
something I'm still using?

I don't see it listed in my installed programs, but it could
be under a different name.

My main concern is the folder name. It looks like it was
designed to not be deleted, and I've seen that before with
some malware programs.

Simplest remedy if you have some reason
not to scan for malware first.
1. Rename this folder with prefix X i.e.
X$!$!$!$.mp2 (after a DOS boot if Windows
will not rename it.) Then reboot and load
Windows.
2. / start / run / REGEDIT.EXE and search
for the string $!$!$!$
If no legitimate process calls anything in
this folder, you can probably delete it (e.g.
if you have replaced MPLAYER2 with
something more modern.)
3. If you get error messages (file not found
because the folder has been renamed) these
may tell you something.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)