Hi,
I have installed winXP on NTFS partition, many times, from scratch, ERASING HDD completely, zero filling HDD before install, but two folders appear always in root directory( SHOW HIDDEN FILES is enabled )
1) c:\RECYCLER
containing: another folder with a recycle bin icon named :
c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-117609710-1390067357-1417001333-1003
2) c:\System Volume Information
moreover, same set of folder appears on all NTFS partitions while NOT ON FAT32 on the same machine.
I can’t delete/modify these folders, ACCESS IS DENIED
Are they normal part of winxp?
I can find several places this folder’s name in registry
‘S-1-5-21-117609710-1390067357-1417001333-1003’
but can not delete from registry too, access is denied.
I spent a week of tiresome installation practices.
I doubted these folders with CONFICKER or similar worm,
tested by several antivirus and stand alone tools,
but all report no such virus/worm found on this PC.
When I install XP on FAT32 partition on same machine
‘RECYCLER’ folder does’nt appear and
‘System Volume information’ folder, I am able to delete completely provided that I TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE ON ALL DRIVES.
But when installing XP on NTFS on same machine, these two folders appear and no way to get rid of them, so i left them as they are and proceeded,
ARE THEY A WORM OR OTHER THREAT?
Your Expert opinion is appreciated.