Window temp internet folder question

[sancou]

In this folder even after deleting everything in it, there is a sub folder, content.IE5.... this is where a trojan is hiding, the dropper.... first question is how do I get rid of this dropper and second, is this folder necessary or can I delete the whole thing?
Thanks in Advance!
sandy

 

[bassetman]

Go here:
http://forums.techguy.org/t208517.html

follow Derek's advice and post any remaining results for people to look at.
Good luck and welcome to TSG!

 

[cajunlady]

But is this folder safe to delete? I have it too and it contains well over 60,000 objects!! Since it IS a sub-directory of the Temporary Internet Files I would think it would be but it is too large for the Recycle Bin so would have to be deleted completely.

 

[bassetman]

If it is filled with files that have a ~ in the name and end in .tmp you should be able to delete them.
Not sure about the whole folder, but I think it would be safe.

 

[sancou]

There are many subfiles under this folder and all seem to contain .jpg, .gif and htm or html files.....

 

[bassetman]

Most likely those are just cached images of a web page you visited.