Re: Large files being written to c:\winnt\temp

From: Lexx (mysterian_1_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/18/03 

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:59:00 GMT

Perhaps you can tell us what the file content is.

Many programs can by default write to a file in the temp directory.

 Did this just start all of a sudden..

Was a new install done around the time the files started to appear.

"Yoke" <dale_yocum@fws.gov> wrote in message
news:0fb201c37ded$732a0280$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Not sure if this question is a security issue......
>
> I have 2 computers on my network that ocassionally get
> very large files written to the c:\winnt\temp folder. It
> doesn't appear to be an application writing these files
> b/c many times the modified time is during the early AM
> hours when the workstation is locked and no one is here
> to use them. My router is running NAT and I'm also using
> BlackICE. BlackICE does not show any traffic. Anyone
> have any idea how I can check to see where these files
> are coming from or what they are? These files do not
> seem to be written on any type of pattern. The file type
> reads FILE and often these files range from 20MB to 1.1GB.

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