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hi all,
i find that are a lot of folder.htt ( about 300++ pcs) and desktop.ini(about 200++ pcs appear in my window. i try to find them out and delete them, but next time when i restart my pc, they appear again.
is it a worm or virus or ....? it slow down my pc.
they are Windows System file and as you found out, if deleted, they are recreated at next staartup.
The folder.htt is used if and when you 'Customise' a folder.
The Desktop.ini file tells windows what special traits a folder is capable of.
Desktop.ini is the file that lets Windows have special folders that operate different to a normal folder such as C:\Recycled, C:\Temporary Internet Files and C:\Windows\History c:\My Documents and any subfolders in these ones.
If you say just drag C:\My Documents folder to D: or E: drive, the next time you go to open or save a file in an application like Word, it automatically knows that C:\My Documents folder is in the new locatio on D: or E:
AFAIK, this is bacause of the Desktop.ini file and its associations throught the Windows 'NameSpace' and CLSID registry keys.
I do not know why there is a desktop.ini in some of the other folders.
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thank you very much for your reply.
As i know, this two files only created in certain folder only. But it is unnormal when it created automatically in other folders.
Even that for the floopy disk, after i formated it, the folder.htt had created inside the floopy disk, why?
The problem bacome worst, when my friends use the floopy disk, their pc also infected.i try to use the latest updated norton antivirus 2002 s/w to scan it, but cannot found any problem.
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hai ,
its an misillanious script,upgrade ur IE to 6.0 and delete k.exe in ur registry using regedit.
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Well.. for sure, this 2 file have effecting my pc! It also ruin my system. I do not know where it comes but then it all started when i use the Internet! Can any1 have the solution mail me bc I also have to take care of others 230 pc in the computer lab!
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hi
i have been facing a similar problem oflate and the worst part is that it has affected the whole LAN in our hostel.
anyways i guess i have found out a sloution for the same on the web...u can have it. its a word file. a loong process is describes..here is the link...hope it works out fine..
http://neworder.box.sk/newsread_print.php?newsid=6429
aman
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hi,
Every one in our hostel was facing this problem in there system whenever a new folder
was created .Its present in windows98,windows2000,windowsXP and even in,wndows me.
Infact its one form of REdloaf virus as detected by someone.We have got antivirus for it and it can be removed.
its eating 32kb of memory of each folder that you create.
u will find ur system speed is decreased.
when it copies itself in enough number of folder,it activates itself and user is not able to open the system.
better remove it soon
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Hi Friends.
If Your Computer Showing Folder.htt and Desktop.ini in each and Every Folder that Means Your Computer is Infected with Virus Called HTML.Redlof.A, Discovered on: April 16, 2002. To Remove that Virus scan all Files and Folder with antyvirus and Delete Infected Files. then There is Some need for Registery Modification..:-
1. Click Start, and click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type regedit and then click OK. The Registry Editor opens.
3. Navigate to the keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
4. In the right pane, delete the value
Kernel32
5. Navigate to the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\[Default Use ID]\Software\
Microsoft\Outlook Express\[Outlook Version].0\Mail6. In the right pane, delete the values
Compose Use Stationery
Stationery Name
Wide Stationery Name7. Navigate to the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Options\Mail
8. In the right pane, delete the value
EditorPreference
9. Navigate to and delete these subkeys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\Shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ShellEx
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ScriptEngine
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dllFile\ScriptHostEncode10. Exit the Registry Editor.
then find all Folder.htt and desktop.ini and Delete it. Restart Your Computer. Now It will not show any Folder.htt and Desktop.ini and Your Computer Performance will be Increase.Thanks.
Pius Kumar
New Delhi
India
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I have the same problem - sort of. Whenever I start my computer, two Microsoft Notepad windows pop up with some stuff in it, which I found to be this desktop.ini/folder.htt thing. But this only happens when I start my computer, not any other programs. And several days before, I found a shortcut to the desktop.ini thing in every folder of my "Favorites." I deleted all of them and they never came back. THen this started happening today. The desktop.ini's are slowing down some of my programs as well.
Can someone tell me what's going on?
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