Hi Broni,
This follows from a thread of the same name in XP Help.
I don't know if I have malware, all my on board apps say not.
Check out the screen shots, which pretty much tell the story,and let me know how you want to proceed.
For the record, neither CCleaner nor TFC will remove them, and I can't get rid of them from Safe mode.
The computer is generally behaving well though there was a crash yesterday, I think it had been running too long. Defraggler takes a long time when it gets to defragging free space. The MS Crash report suggested updating Windows, (done), drivers, (where do I find them?).

I don't think, this is anything malicious.
Sometimes files/folders get stuck in Recycle Bin.
You may try to delete a whole Recycler folder.
It'll be rebuild, next time you delete any file.
More info: About Recycler and System Volume Information Folder in XP and Vista | Raymond.CC Blog

Hi Broni,
Glad to hear it is not malicious, however when I try to delete Recycler from the D drive, the original location, I get the same access denied error message.
I even tried a little registry tweak which allows me to take ownership on right click, no change, and Unlocker can't help either.
Just another of those stubborn folders?
Also what do you think about Defraggler, works very quickly defragging files, but oh so slow on free space. The latter probably doesn't matter that much.
Where to update drivers? PSI annoys me telling me I have "end of life" programs, but I doubt they are real security threats. Plus Acrobat 9 is pricey, and ever so slightly bloated. (he is fat too, but jolly)

Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2
64-bit users go HERE

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
• Vista\Win 7 users:: Right click on SystemLook.exe, click Run As Administrator
• Copy the content of the following box into the main textfield:
  
  Code:

  :folderfind
  recycler

• Click the Look button to start the scan.
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt

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I like Defraggler. I used to use it before Vista, which has own defragmenter, running automatically in the background.

Why do you need to update drivers?

It's hard to make Secunia 100% happy, so do what you can.

Here are the results of that scan:
SystemLook 04.09.10 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 17:22 on 03/02/2011 by Russell Chapman
Administrator - Elevation successful

========== folderfind ==========

Searching for "recycler"
C:\RECYCLER d--hs-- [05:29 22/01/2011]

-= EOF =-

The system crashed, yesterday. The events which preceded the crash was WMP11 declined to play some mp3 files. These were files it had previously played more than once. When I tried to make it play the album from the start, it restarted the computer.
That provoked the MS "the system has recovered from a serious incident" page.
It suggested updating Windows, updating drivers, and a general malware scan. I knew how to do 1, and 3, but never been entirely sure how to check my drivers are current, hence the question.
I have previously used a thing called Driver Agent. Good for finding a couple of free updates, then the others cost $.
Look forward to your next post.

I can see, that your original screenshot concerns Recycler folder on drive D.
What is drive D?

There is no reason to update drivers, unless there is something wrong with them.
One time crash is often meaningless.
Keep an eye on your computer.

Hi Broni,
Drive D is a 2TB drive which is allocated for video files. I have a USB Dongle to receive and record TV, the recordings, and some of the edited results are kept on the D drive.
It is not partitioned, so is both a logical and physical drive.
There is also a folder called Windows, which I didn't put there. It has a folder called "winsxs". That contains a folder called "Policies'. Inside that is a folder called "x86_policy.8.0.Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3 b_x-ww_77c24773".
I have attached a screen shot of the contents.
It may make sense to you, I am tempted to delete it as gibberish, but I will wait to hear from you.

Please download OTM

• Save it to your desktop.
• Please double-click OTM to run it. (Note: If you are running on Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator).
• Copy the lines in the codebox below to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy):

Code:

:Processes

:Services

:Reg

:Files
d:\recycler
      
:Commands
[purity]
[emptytemp]
[Reboot]

• Return to OTM, right click in the Paste Instructions for Items to be Movedwindow (under the yellow bar) and choose Paste.
• Click the red Moveit! button.
• Copy everything in the Results window (under the green bar) to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose copy), and paste it in your next reply.
• Close OTM and reboot your PC.

Note: If a file or folder cannot be moved immediately you may be asked to reboot the machine to finish the move process. If you are asked to reboot the machine choose Yes. In this case, after the reboot, open Notepad (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad), click File->Open, in the File Name box enter *.log and press the Enter key, navigate to the C:\_OTMoveIt\MovedFiles folder, and open the newest .log file present, and copy/paste the contents of that document back here in your next post.

Interesting. During the process a dialog box appeared saying that the Recycle Bin/Recycler on D was corrupted, (I think that was already known) did I want to remove it? I said yes.
Here is the log:
All processes killed
========== PROCESSES ==========
========== SERVICES/DRIVERS ==========
========== REGISTRY ==========
========== FILES ==========
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd65 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd64 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd63 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER scheduled to be moved on reboot.
========== COMMANDS ==========

[EMPTYTEMP]

User: Administrator
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 56502 bytes

User: All Users

User: Default User
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 0 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 56502 bytes

User: LocalService
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 32902 bytes

User: NetworkService
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 32902 bytes

User: Russell Chapman
->Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 9866728 bytes
->Flash cache emptied: 57257 bytes

%systemdrive% .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot% .tmp files removed: 2176856 bytes
%systemroot%\System32 .tmp files removed: 9603143 bytes
%systemroot%\System32\dllcache .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\System32\drivers .tmp files removed: 0 bytes
Windows Temp folder emptied: 612488 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temp folder emptied: 0 bytes
%systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files folder emptied: 33170 bytes
RecycleBin emptied: 109356 bytes

Total Files Cleaned = 22.00 mb


OTM by OldTimer - Version 3.1.17.2 log created on 02042011_140648

Files moved on Reboot...
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd65 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd64 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd63 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd65 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd64 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd63 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd65 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd64 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004\Dd63 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1409082233-725345543-1004 scheduled to be moved on reboot.
Folder move failed. d:\RECYCLER scheduled to be moved on reboot.
File move failed. C:\WINDOWS\temp\_avast5_\Webshlock.txt scheduled to be moved on reboot.

Registry entries deleted on Reboot..."

Got another message after the reboot saying that the Recycle Bin for D was corrupted, and did I want to empty it. Been trying for days, was not, sadly a menu choice.
I look forward to what you make of this.

Is the D drive Recycle Bin empty now?