Re: Prefetch File

From: Kindersmom2 (Kindersmom2_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:28:02 -0700

some of us are not laughing, per say, but a smile is in order. I am new to this site, and the IT stuff, so bear with me. I am sure if I give any miss information, somebody would say something. The Prefetch file, as I understand it, is a system file that holds programs that go out to the net and "grab" stuff from the net that programs you have installed use. Some of them are for updates, some are for the author of the programs' to track what you are running, some just look for some sort of hand shake. Only the true gurus prob. know what they really do out there. I, personally, wonder through the prefetch file, now and again, and delete any/every thing I don't recognize. (I run an older system, and sometimes the prefetch stuff will steal focus) If the file was importante, it will reproduce itself at boot,{or not let you delete it}, if its not YEA!!!!!! Heck, I've even truned some of the prefetch files, which wouldn't delete normally, into "read" onlys, then deleted them.

"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:

> So how is this funny ?
> R u telling me that anything I launch from my computer it
> brings up another instance of rundll32.exe and its not a
> virus or a warm?
> Is there a fix for this, thats all Im asking.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Good for a laugh!
> >
> >--
> >Regards:
> >
> >Richard Urban
> >
> >aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> >
> >
> >"Val G." <odessit777@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:be3a5e4f.0407201500.2f167665@posting.google.com...
> >> Hello,
> >> does anyone have a fix for this prefetch warm? Im
> running XP SP1
> >> I can't seem to get rid of this dir C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch
> which contains
> >> various spyware.
> >> I already removed it in the safe mode, deleted all
> entries for
> >> rundll32.exe and devldr32.exe from the registry. Once I
> boot normally
> >> the dir is there again and both processes are running
> and highjacking
> >> not only IE but other processes.
> >> Please help.
> >> Any info is highly appreciated.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> VG.
> >
> >
> >.
> >
>

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