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IBMGuy
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IBMGuy asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 1 decade ago

Extra system32/ directory within system32/drivers - WindowsXP?

I have discovered another system 32 directory within system32/drivers

Anyone heard of this or know what the extra system32 is for? The full path is C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS \system32\ Drivers and then a few files like atapi, and pciide, usbuhci, and a few others.

This looks a bit suspicious to me as I've not seen this before. Full rootkit scan done with MBAM, PCtools Spyware doctor (registered) and MS Security Essentials all find no threats.

Clean install last week. System is Core 2 duo@4Ghz, 4Gb 1150Mhz Reaper Ram.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I did a few googles on the file names you provided and they all look harmless. Perhaps the folder you're dealing with is a cache.

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