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<blockquote data-quote="Flopek" data-source="post: 902410" data-attributes="member: 88783"><p>Hello,</p><p>I just found a log file that freaks me out a bit. I thought it could be some kind of malware because of the name "Watcher". I would like to know if it is just a harmless file Windows created or is it something serious.</p><p>I hope I am posting in the right section as this is my first time using the forum.</p><p>Thank you in advance. </p><p>This is what is in the file:</p><p></p><p>INF:20200819:215942.772: Start Watcher</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.915: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215942.915: Socket::read instance_0 GetOverlappedResult read 6, dwErr 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.915: register process</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.915: pid 4728</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.915: isCritical 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.916: Processes size: 1</p><p>INF:20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 0</p><p>DBG:INF:20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215942.916: Start monitoring</p><p>20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 GetOverlappedResult read 6, dwErr 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: register process</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: pid 9528</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: isCritical 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: Processes size: 2</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 read size 6, fSuccess 1</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.652: register process</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.653: pid 13200</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.653: isCritical 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.653: Processes size: 3</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 pendingIO state 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 read size 6, fSuccess 1</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: register process</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: pid 5848</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: isCritical 0</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: Processes size: 4</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 pendingIO state 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 failed with error code 997</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 read size 6, fSuccess 1</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: register process</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: pid 4552</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: isCritical 1</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: Processes size: 5</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 pendingIO state 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 read size 0, fSuccess 0</p><p>ERR:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 failed with error code 109</p><p>INF:20200819:215943.754: DisconnectAndReconnect start for 4</p><p>INF:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 pendingIO state 1</p><p>DBG:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0</p><p>DBG:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 read size 5, fSuccess 1</p><p>INF:20200819:220709.224: unregister process</p><p>INF:20200819:220709.224: pid 4552</p><p>INF:20200819:220709.224: isCritical 1</p><p>INF:20200819:220709.239: End monitoring</p><p>INF:20200819:220713.476: Start Watcher</p><p>INF:20200819:220714.301: End Watcher</p><p>INF:20200819:220714.318: Terminating application</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flopek, post: 902410, member: 88783"] Hello, I just found a log file that freaks me out a bit. I thought it could be some kind of malware because of the name "Watcher". I would like to know if it is just a harmless file Windows created or is it something serious. I hope I am posting in the right section as this is my first time using the forum. Thank you in advance. This is what is in the file: INF:20200819:215942.772: Start Watcher INF:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215942.865: Socket::read instance_0 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215942.915: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215942.915: Socket::read instance_0 GetOverlappedResult read 6, dwErr 0 INF:20200819:215942.915: register process INF:20200819:215942.915: pid 4728 INF:20200819:215942.915: isCritical 0 INF:20200819:215942.916: Processes size: 1 INF:20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 pendingIO state 0 DBG:INF:20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215942.916: Start monitoring 20200819:215942.916: Socket::read instance_0 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215943.551: Socket::read instance_1 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 GetOverlappedResult read 6, dwErr 0 INF:20200819:215943.602: register process INF:20200819:215943.602: pid 9528 INF:20200819:215943.602: isCritical 0 INF:20200819:215943.602: Processes size: 2 INF:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 pendingIO state 0 DBG:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215943.602: Socket::read instance_1 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:215943.652: Socket::read instance_2 read size 6, fSuccess 1 INF:20200819:215943.652: register process INF:20200819:215943.653: pid 13200 INF:20200819:215943.653: isCritical 0 INF:20200819:215943.653: Processes size: 3 INF:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 pendingIO state 0 DBG:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215943.653: Socket::read instance_2 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 read size 6, fSuccess 1 INF:20200819:215943.703: register process INF:20200819:215943.703: pid 5848 INF:20200819:215943.703: isCritical 0 INF:20200819:215943.703: Processes size: 4 INF:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 pendingIO state 0 DBG:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215943.703: Socket::read instance_3 failed with error code 997 INF:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 read size 6, fSuccess 1 INF:20200819:215943.754: register process INF:20200819:215943.754: pid 4552 INF:20200819:215943.754: isCritical 1 INF:20200819:215943.754: Processes size: 5 INF:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 pendingIO state 0 DBG:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 read size 0, fSuccess 0 ERR:20200819:215943.754: Socket::read instance_4 failed with error code 109 INF:20200819:215943.754: DisconnectAndReconnect start for 4 INF:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 pendingIO state 1 DBG:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 GetOverlappedResult read 0, dwErr 0 DBG:20200819:220709.224: Socket::read instance_5 read size 5, fSuccess 1 INF:20200819:220709.224: unregister process INF:20200819:220709.224: pid 4552 INF:20200819:220709.224: isCritical 1 INF:20200819:220709.239: End monitoring INF:20200819:220713.476: Start Watcher INF:20200819:220714.301: End Watcher INF:20200819:220714.318: Terminating application [/QUOTE]
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