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By Bill Pytlovany<\/p>\n

Mystery Filenames that Make No Sense<\/p>\n

Have you ever notice a filename that is so bizarre you think it must be some kind of malware? Microsoft Windows has supported long filenames for years but most folks still haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t caught on. Microsoft is especially guilty of using short useless filenames like lsass.exe, mdm.exe and the most infamous ctfmon.exe.<\/p>\n

One of the features of WinPatrol PLUS is the ability to click on a filename and receive a human readable explanation. We try our best to let you know what a file does, if it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s safe and why you might need it. I keep track of all the requests to make sure I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll can catch any new mystery files, good or bad.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve taken a snapshot of all our PLUS Info from last month and thought I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d share some of the top requests with all my readers.<\/p>\n

The number one mystery file that people want to know about continues to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153CTFMON.exe\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a little of what you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll read in our PLUS database<\/p>\n

ARTICLE CONTINUED HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

This post is excerpted with Bill P’s permission from his blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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By Bill Pytlovany<\/p>\n

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