I refreshed the documents in my E: drive and suddenly out of nowhere, a file named 8878cd326b93e32d8c gets created. And it requires administrative permission to open. What is this folder and how did it come? Is it a virus?
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These are usually created by installers, most often by Windows Update for drivers. In any case, these are not a virus. – LPChip May 14 '19 at 13:28
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From what I observed, these folders are simply created on the drive with the largest free space. – Daniel B May 14 '19 at 13:30
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2Possible duplicate of [Windows Updates Folders (With Strange Names) in C drive](https://superuser.com/questions/130125/windows-updates-folders-with-strange-names-in-c-drive) – Ramhound May 14 '19 at 13:45
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https://superuser.com/questions/388648/what-is-cd4f11d23e3716b84c14abcfeaea-and-how-did-it-get-installed?rq=1 – Ramhound May 14 '19 at 13:46