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Posted by lisa harkema on October 8, 2006, 10:22 am
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What is "WebFldrs XP" doing in our CCleaner Add/Remove Programs list?
Is "WebFldrs XP" a legitimate software or is it a bad thing?
Not much is in the google record as far as I can tell.
Some say it's integral to the workings of XP; others say it's spyware.
Can you help me make sense of this conflicting information about the
"WebFldrs XP" entry on my CCleaner Add or Remove Programs wizard?
I should note this "WebFldrs XP" entry does NOT show up in the normal
Windows XP Add/Remove Programs application. But it definately shows up
in the well respected CCleaner freeware
(http://www.ccleaner.com/download) program.
Should we remove this "WebFldrs XP" application using CCleaner?
What will happen if we do?
Lisa
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Posted by David H. Lipman on October 8, 2006, 10:29 am
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| What is "WebFldrs XP" doing in our CCleaner Add/Remove Programs list?
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| Is "WebFldrs XP" a legitimate software or is it a bad thing?
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| Not much is in the google record as far as I can tell.
| Some say it's integral to the workings of XP; others say it's spyware.
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| Can you help me make sense of this conflicting information about the
| "WebFldrs XP" entry on my CCleaner Add or Remove Programs wizard?
|
| I should note this "WebFldrs XP" entry does NOT show up in the normal
| Windows XP Add/Remove Programs application. But it definately shows up
| in the well respected CCleaner freeware
| (http://www.ccleaner.com/download) program.
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| Should we remove this "WebFldrs XP" application using CCleaner?
| What will happen if we do?
|
| Lisa
Leave it alone. It is legitimate.
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Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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Posted by lisa harkema on October 8, 2006, 10:56 am
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>| Should we remove this "WebFldrs XP" application using CCleaner?
>| What will happen if we do?
>Leave it alone. It is legitimate.
I see conflicting information in the google record.
For example, this agrees with you that WebFldrs XP is legit:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/429cd9825607a959/77e1fa023c3ad59f?lnk=st&q=webfldrs+xp&rnum=12#77e1fa023c3ad59f
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/archive/index.php/t-166773.html
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/104117.html
Yet, this says it's a virus:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=205047&messageID=2192314
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=189089
http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/board/showthread.php?t=18739
To make matters worse, there are apparently TWO different "web
folders" applications (one in FrontPage which is apparently not
related). This is NOT the WebFldrs XP we're talking about here:
http://net-sites.com/sitebuilder/frontpage/fp2000/tips/webfolders.asp
If WebFldrs XP is truly legitimate, does anyone know what it does?
Lisa
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Posted by David H. Lipman on October 8, 2006, 11:00 am
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| On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 10:29:09 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
>|> Should we remove this "WebFldrs XP" application using CCleaner?
>|> What will happen if we do?
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>> Leave it alone. It is legitimate.
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| I see conflicting information in the google record.
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| For example, this agrees with you that WebFldrs XP is legit:
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http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/429cd9825607a959/77e1fa023c3ad59f?lnk=st&q=webfldrs+xp&rnum=12#77e1fa023c3ad59f
| http://discussions.virtualdr.com/archive/index.php/t-166773.html
| http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/104117.html
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| Yet, this says it's a virus:
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http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=205047&messageID=2192314
| http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=189089
| http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/board/showthread.php?t=18739
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| To make matters worse, there are apparently TWO different "web
| folders" applications (one in FrontPage which is apparently not
| related). This is NOT the WebFldrs XP we're talking about here:
| http://net-sites.com/sitebuilder/frontpage/fp2000/tips/webfolders.asp
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| If WebFldrs XP is truly legitimate, does anyone know what it does?
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| Lisa
My statement hasn't changed.
--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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Posted by lisa harkema on October 8, 2006, 12:10 pm
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>| WebFldrs XP ... does anyone know what it does?
>My statement hasn't changed.
I'm OK with it being legitimate.
I deleted it already.
I'm just trying to figure out what it does.
Does EVERYONE have WebFlders XP on their system by default?
(note: You won't see it in the normal add/remove programs)
Does anyone know what WebFldrs XP does?
Lisa
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