[raybro]

Howdy All... After I recently finished updating Malwarebytes to v 3.8, I was just looking around the program and noticed something odd in the ignore list. A launch utility I use called RunIt has some of the elements listed twice. Once with the C:/ as an upper case and once as the c:/ shown in lower case. I've attached a screen shot of the list as shown in Malwarebytes/ignore list. Doesn't cause me any particular concern, but my curiosity is stimulated. I though perhaps the program dose that intentionally just to be sure it gets attention in case of a typo.

Opinons???

Raybro

[fairnooks]

I would say it just means the program is case-sensitive and is picking up on two different path instances where the case is different so they get listed twice.

Logic would dictate that answer at least...

[raybro]

The fault in your logic, fairnooks, lies in the fact the upper case letter C normally represents the letter assigned to the partition/drive containing the OS, as it does in my computer. I can safely safe with confidence, there is no partition/drive with the lower case letter "c" assigned. I thereby concluded no such path can, or does, exist in my computer. So I would say it's still something of a mystery.

Does anyone else have anything even similar to this in their installation of Malwarebytes?

Raybro

[fairnooks]

No I agree, it is in no way to be taken literally, after all, the "C" is only for human benefit, not the computer's; it isn't worried about the conversion to upper or lower case text for visual verification. We'd have a heck of a hard time methinks if we all had to read address locations for everything...and even that would be representative. So the logic holds strong...but as I said, it dictates that answer, doesn't mean it is the answer.

[throoper]

I think "fairnooks" is correct. It's just a detection oddity.
Remove them from the ignore list and let M-bam detect them again.
Add them back to the list and see which one it is.

[Hughv]

Originally Posted by raybro

The fault in your logic, fairnooks, lies in the fact the upper case letter C normally represents the letter assigned to the partition/drive containing the OS, as it does in my computer. I can safely safe with confidence, there is no partition/drive with the lower case letter "c" assigned.

Raybro

I guess my computer is confused.
If I enter "C:\"in the explorer address bar, it takes me to the same place as "c:\".
Unlike some other OSs, Windows is not case sensitive in regard to file names.