What does the GUID folder name mean?

[Vance]

For example a folder in my computer has the following name..
{F451F6C3-31EE-1ED1-8EE5-0FC04FC395EE}

What can I say about those hex ?

Thanks

 

[Janitor]

Don't know anything about that. Some time back I came across a file called GHOST.EXE. I was too chicken to run it to find out what it does.

 

[Dagenais]

Don't know anything about that. Some time back I came across a file called GHOST.EXE. I was too chicken to run it to find out what it does.

I typed it into Google. It's always a quick way to find out if a file turns out to be something that has caused harm to other people's computers. If so, you'll usually find something written about it through a search.

See?

 

[Janitor]

Thanks for doing the legwork, Dagenais. "Ghost.exe has no damaging code in its original state," says one of the sites that Google hits.

 

[faust9]

Where did you find the weird file name? I think (not a windows use for some time now) that IE keeps a collection of files with names like that. The names are generated for each individual system to prevent malicious code from reading chach files or something like that.

 

[Monique]

Windows registry keys have names like that, don't delete.

 

[Alek]

I like filenames say hookerJane.exe. OMLB.exe (oh, my loved Bridge/Berlindog)

 

[jtolliver]

Windows registry keys have names like that, don't delete.

Actually windows registry keys have names like HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProductId
That is what is called a CLSID.

 

[zefram_c]

The folder might contain an InstallShield or Windows Installer source. If so, don't delete.
Here's a neat thing you can do: create a folder anywhere you like called
<Name>.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
It behaves like the Control Panel