Hi,
Noticed this file SWSTAMP.TXT in C:
Can anyone tell me anything about it?
file reads as
SOFTWARE STAMP:
----------------
Fri 04/04/2008
08:20 AM
06276
----------------
Fri 04/11/2008
07:48 AM
06666
Thanks
That name shows up all over Google, especially on EBAY and hijacckThis
logs. The logs I looked at were all German language though so I
couldn't tell a lot about what they were about. And in stamp collection
circles too but just as SWSTAMP and without the txt. There is even a
SWSTAMP.com web site.
Since it's a text file, open it with Notepad (only, so nothing in it
can "fire") and see what it says. It might tell you what it is. Oh,
and make a note of its Create Date.
Also look at its Properties and see if there is any info there.
Sometimes there is.
Rename it and restart as someone else suggested is a good suggestion.
Then see if the file came back! If it did, it's either malware or some
program you have that creates it.
Check immediately and in a few days to see if it comes back on its
own.
There are ways to track down what created it, so if that happens, or if
something breakes when you remove it, come back with details; someone
will assist, I'm sure. But first run your updated AV scans and every
spyware/malware detector you have. They might just locate sometihng.
I would guess it's either a configuration file or a status file for
something. No virus sie seems to know about it, so it's either new or
not a virus.
HTH
Twayne
