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XPS 8950, Odd Software Behavior
XPS 8950
Hello,
I am noticing a few seemingly odd named .wim image files in various system folders.
I was just worried about them being related to a root kit of keylogger or whatever kind of malware. But my scans (full ) on defender and on McAfee (I installed McAfee just to get a second opinion) both came up clean. I did have some ‘weird seeming’ behavior from defender in windows 11.
After a full scan the message came up about everything being clean, but there some files skipped. When I clicked on view those skipped files, I got this picture error:
the second picture is of 4 named .wim files.
-any thoughts or suggestions on how to proceed? I’d love to follow some suggestions and ease my mind of this concern, whether it be a rational or irrational.
thank you,
DB
Ps the text in white at bottom I added via edit pic for my notes
also, posting from my phone, and first post disappeared. I attribute that to my user error…if moderator considers this a double post, then please pm me and my apologies.
Tesla1856
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November 30th, 2022 12:00
Thanks guys.
I have the same ones on my Windows-11 system. I showed @Outlaw Wales (an image via PM) . IMO, the computer is NOT compromised (at least not because of this) and I think this issue is now closed.
He is now moving to get it backed-up via Macrium Reflect.
JOcean
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November 30th, 2022 06:00
This page should help at file.org. They are not malware or a virus. The files contain disk images.
RoHe
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November 30th, 2022 11:00
And if you mess with those .WIM files, you could prevent future access to the disk images, should you ever need to reset Windows to the factory image...
Outlaw Wales
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November 30th, 2022 19:00
Thank you so much everyone. Kudos to @Tesla1856 for solution as well as all others! Solved indeed. Now I need to know how to install Macrium and run the suggested backup or image and if necessary media creation. Or aka rescue disk I think. Grateful to you all
DB
ispalten
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December 1st, 2022 07:00
Macrium has announce Free is 'ending'. See https://www.neowin.net/news/macrium-reflect-free-windows-backup-software-will-be-dead-soon-limited-support-announced/ for details.
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Macrium Reflect Free v8.0 is the last version to receive feature, compatibility or bug fix updates.
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Security will continue for over a year though.
However, today, 12/1 is the last day of the SALE @ 50% off (https://www.macrium.com/black-friday?x-campaignid=v8-013cb ) and it might be wiser in the long run to get that.
Not that the Free will not work, but there could be a problem in the future that you would not hit until you tried to recover a back-up possibly?
Of course, if the back up itself would fail, then you'd probably be able to buy the product and still use older back-ups if needed.
For now, use the Free one but be aware of the possible future problem.
Tesla1856
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December 1st, 2022 18:00
Thanks for the heads-up @ispalten ,
I went ahead and picked-up the 4-pack license of Macrium Reflect v8.x (Personal/Home) for half price (yes, sale is still running on Thursday 12-1-2022).