Random Notepad File Appearing in User Folder

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
T

themuaythaiman

Honorable
Jan 21, 2013
6
0
10,510
For some reason, a random notepad file keeps appearing within my user folder (where Downloads, Contacts, My Pictures, etc. are located) called "agent." It's blank, but if you delete it, it simply reappears eventually. It's full name in the properties is agent.log. I'm wondering why this is happening and how to make it so that this doesn't happen. Thanks!
 
Solution
Saga Lout
Use Control Shift and Escape together to bring up Task Manager and drag it to a corner of the screen that allows you to see the file entry in Windows Explorer. Keeping one eye on the list of Processes in Task Manager, delete the file and see what happens when it reconstitutes itself. If you double click on the column heading of Processes, it will bring the highest resource user to the top of the list and whatever runs to make a new copy of that file wll appear there, perhaps only briefly.

This sounds a rather silly suggestion I know but it's my best shot. :D
Sort by date Sort by votes
Saga Lout

Saga Lout

Retired Mod
Mar 31, 2010
24,042
310
69,740
Use Control Shift and Escape together to bring up Task Manager and drag it to a corner of the screen that allows you to see the file entry in Windows Explorer. Keeping one eye on the list of Processes in Task Manager, delete the file and see what happens when it reconstitutes itself. If you double click on the column heading of Processes, it will bring the highest resource user to the top of the list and whatever runs to make a new copy of that file wll appear there, perhaps only briefly.

This sounds a rather silly suggestion I know but it's my best shot. :D
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
P

PsylentNoise

Reputable
Feb 15, 2014
2
0
4,510


Did you find out what is creating it? I am having the same issue. thanks!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Saga Lout

Saga Lout

Retired Mod
Mar 31, 2010
24,042
310
69,740
Did my original suggestion give any clues to tthe process in charge of reconstituting the file? Try renaming the file. In any event, run your anti-virus programme and if it reappears, download a stronger one - MalwareBytes is a good one and the free trial version is available at http://www.malwarebytes.org.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
P

PsylentNoise

Reputable
Feb 15, 2014
2
0
4,510


I tried using process monitor and monitoring the user folder. Unfortunately it hasn't reappeared for me to see which program is creating it. smh..
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom