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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: cinchez on October 28, 2009, 01:37:02 PM
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I have MSE now and Im quite happy with its work together with avast!^^
Now I set MSE to scan daily, 8PM, but before doing so, it must run an update for signatures...
The scan and update did work...
The problem is that when I explored my drive(C) I found a folder with a strange name...(see attachment)
Is this normal?
Thanks^^
-AnimeLover^^
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don't know I don't have MSE currently installed, and never noticed that when it was, anyway:
http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/vdm (avoid the free scan link on that page ;D )
edit: more serious here
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/filedb/mpasdlta.vdm-41695.html
the file type already belonged to MS antispy (before defender) when run on XP. Can't tell in which conditions the file is generated though.
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Files with strange names like that are lefovers from failed Windows updates:
http://www.winvistatips.com/possible-leftover-folder-after-windows-update-t281361.html
Its a long topic but it looks like the user is still using XP SP2
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Thanks for ur answers^^
So is it ok to delete em?^^
-AnimeLover^^
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Alongside??
Am I ignorant to say thats a daft thing to do having two AV's on your machine - unless you;re running with no residential shield on one of them?
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sounds the biggest issue here is people seem to be willing to have MSE on board (resident or not) at all cost, just because it's a Microsoft product, and they feel it should belong to a Windows install, just like Defender did...extremely subjective ;D The other thing is that MSE is good (from misc reviews and tests), and people forget that even if it's good, even if it's an MS product, they should make a choice and not have two AV installed, and also stop hiding their "concerns" behind the pretext of layered security :)
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Ok I admit I have two antiviruses running at the same time...namely MSE and avast!...
No problem "at the moment" but I know theres some to come^^
I feel insecure as to my security so I installed MSE...I know avast! is a great AV but I still have a feeling that its still not enough...hmmm... ;)
So it would be better to answer my question first than to tell me having two residents are NOT recommended^^ ;D
Thanks a lot^^
-AnimeLover^^
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@+AdDicT+
Make sure that Real-time protection is turned off.