Fonzie Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hey all, What is this file called "AUTOEXEC.CAM" doing in the root of my "C:" drive ??? I just noticed it about 5 minutes ago. Is it safe to delete ? Norton Antivirus2002 with the latest virusdefinitions doesn't find any viruses and TrendMicro Virus Scan doesn't either. Bye, Fonzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectos Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 It's probably a backup of your autoexec.bat made by a program, maybe a web cam related program. It should be ok to delete but it shouldn't cause any harm to leave it either. If you open it in notepad I would say it looks like your autoexec.bat minus the few lines that the program that backed it up added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortensen Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 Yeah, I'd think it would be a backup. Like all '.bak' and '.old' files it is safe to delete. Only autoexec.bat is important... all others with similar names are not Windows files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted January 28, 2002 Author Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hey, Hmm, the AUTOEXEC.CAM file is 0 bytes I really wonder where this came from. Hmm, better delete it then :) Or better yet, reinstall WindowsXP- although I had done so on the 24. of january. Probably one of the ICQ messages I got- sent me this !? I must admit having lurked around on a website which offers me to view webcams of nice girls:D But I have never installed any of these webcam programs - I don't even own a webcam myself. I'll see what happens if I delete the file. BTW: Mortensen, have you got Danish relatives ? Bye, Fonzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 I wouldn't reinstall m8. If it's 0bytes then it contains no information whatsoever... just delete it and you'll probably be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3L Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 geez some ppl are paranoid ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Autoexec.blah and Config.Sucks aren't need in 2000/XP. There is No DOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted January 29, 2002 Author Share Posted January 29, 2002 Originally posted by cgx33 geez some ppl are paranoid ;) Thanks, cgx33. I needed that ;) :paranoid: Bye, Fonzie:right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioboy Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 Originally posted by xStainDx Autoexec.blah and Config.Sucks aren't need in 2000/XP. There is No DOS. I use autoexec.bat still to define paths for when I use a DOS box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacedog Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Autoexec.cam is created by TrendMicro Pc cillin during installation. Sort of a backup of Autoexec.bat, I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted February 1, 2002 Author Share Posted February 1, 2002 Originally posted by Spacedog Autoexec.cam is created by TrendMicro Pc cillin during installation. Sort of a backup of Autoexec.bat, I think... I think you've just answered my question:) I remember now, that I had done a online TrendMicro Virus scan that same day. Thanks, Spacedog! Bye, Fonzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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