Question on file in scanning log

After a NOD32 scan I see a lot of files in blue that are password protected.

Example:

C:\RECYCLER\NPROTECT\00130431.rbf »ZIP »WOW.EXE - error - the file is password-protected

Anybody know what these are?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm a new user and just want to understand everything about NOD32.

Thanks

Dan

 

They are PW protected and as such cannot be scanned, they are a locked file. No need to worry. The other type of file you will see that is locked, is a “Swap File” which is in use by Windows, again this is normal, nothing to worry about.

No need to apologize, ask away…

Cheers

 

Thanks.......I was wondering what RECYCLER\NPROTECT\ is.
There seems to be hundreds of them.

Dan

 

It appears to be the remnants of Norton: http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/nprotect/

Hope this helps...

Cheers

 

And wow.exe is spyware (thanks Ronjor) http://www.pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/f/friendlyweb.asp

Hope this helps...

Cheers

 

Thanks Blackspear!

Wintasks looks like an interesting utility, Do you use it?

These files that are remnants of Norton, were they quarantined items, or possibly a definition
to protect against?

Dan

 

No, never tried this one.

I only went hunting for the information on this one, so I don't know any further, though I would presume it is some form of quarantining by Norton.

Cheers

 

NProtect is a part of Systemworks......protects you from deleting stuff from recycle bin accidentally

 

Thanks Huwge.

Cheers