What does it mean when 750GB of random movies suddenly appear on your computer?

Just wondering if anybody has had his happen to them as well!

Heaps of dvd ripped movies appeared on my computer, ranging everything from Apocalypse Now to Zombieland, but they're all in an invalid format. Interestingly, the total combined size of all the files are 750gb, even though I only have around 300 gb total on my computer.

The files on XP were under
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Tools\plugins\mediahash\downloads

What is this weirdness? Any hints?

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DDWingate

gunbunnysoulja wrote: »

Just curious, do you or does anyone else use torrents on that computer? Even for legally copyrighted material, there is still the potential for spillage where users files will download to your computer, even if they aren't sharing them and you aren't downloading them specifically.

Thankfully, no.. Ill only use torrents on PortableApps (ps: if anyone hasn't heard of portableapps, get it now) and I'll download things from netcafes or school computers

I don't trust torrent programs, and I can't imagine how much data I've wasted in the past leaving those things on

MAC_Addy wrote: »

Were they good movies?

Well put it this way: Silent Hill Revelations 3D was on there

DevNRG

DDWingate wrote: »

...
The files on XP were under...

XP? Format and move on.

DevilWAH

I think tossing a HD because it has had malware on it is a little extreme. A standard format should do the trick. honestly there are not many malware out there that will survive the partition tables being deleted and then a format.

Like many here if I get a malware infection that I am not 100% confident I understand and have deleted, then its time to format and rebuild. just to much risk and to much time to clean it manually and be sure its gone.

sratakhin

Some malware can infect MBR. Simple format and reinstall will help, but the machine will get infected again.

MAC_Addy

DDWingate wrote: »

Well put it this way: Silent Hill Revelations 3D was on there

Meh, I'm not even sure if that's a good movie or not. I don't usually watch movies.