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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about questionable directories focus on identifying and investigating suspicious folders and files on Windows systems. Users share experiences with unexpected directories like C:\SYSTEM containing old Visual Basic and DLL files, or folders such as C:\analytics with log entries that may indicate data transmission. The tag covers topics like analyzing file dates, understanding backward compatibility artifacts, and determining whether unknown directories are benign or potential security risks. Common themes include Windows 7, log file analysis, and troubleshooting unknown system behavior.
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    Windows 7 Investigating Suspicious Directories and Log Files on Windows 7 Pro Machine

    I have a Win 7 Pro 64 bit machine that was built around 2011. There is a directory off the root named C:\SYSTEM that contains various Visual Basic & DLL files dated 1998. Are they for my virtual Win XP machine? Or maybe some other backward compatibilty thing? They actual Folder is dated late...
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