SysWOW64 malware

[CN235]

I would really like to know how this thing reappeared after all the steps I took to do a clean reinstall. Thanks for your help.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Hello,


Do you still have issues?

 

[CN235]

Thank you for your quick reply. I do not have any issues I am aware of, and I'm seeing no ads in Chrome, but I don't know if this malware is doing anything in the background, or if my computer is now part of a botnet. Also, I have installed only Win 7 on this partition, along with Avast, MBAM, RKill, etc, but I have already used 25.5 GB of my partition. Is there any way to recover any of this space or to know which files can be deleted? Thank you.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Your PC seems clean. I do not understand part with recovering space?

 

[CN235]

Thanks for the info on my system being clean. That is a relief. Is there any chance I am spreading malware to others as part of a network? Do you have any idea how this sysWOW64 folder appeared on my supposedly clean reinstall? Is it a part of Win 7 Pro? My comment about recovering space is that I have a partition with 65 GB of usable space, and I have only installed Win 7 plus all important updates, and Chrome. I have not installed MS Office, or any other software, but just that has consumed 38 GB of space and left me only 27 GB free. I don't understand how Win 7 can take almost 40 GB by itself, so I'm wondering if, even though my system seems clean, if there are leftover files I can safely delete. Thank you very much for your help.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

sysWOW64 is legitimate Windows folder. It is present in every 64-bit operating system.

If you want to know what exactly is taking space, you can try with Space Sniffer:

http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/