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39 Thousand png files

fruitjarfla
17 years ago

I found that I have 39,000 plus *.png files on my computer and I cannot determine where they came from. I have had Corel, JASC, and Irfanview software, as well as the junk that came with XP or other trash that Gateway loaded, but never knowingly saved a photo as a png file. I have removed Corel and historic traces of Jasc but the png files remain. After I removed Corel. the files "Open with" Irfanview. I have tried to remove them using XP's file search, then right-clicking and delete, but 39,000 times is a bit much and the system appears to slow to a craw when I attempt it. My system is fairly new, 1 gig memory, 120 HD AMD X2. I use virus and ad software along with a firewall. Anyone know, or guess, how they got to my computer? How to delete them? Could they be connected with other remaining software?

Thanks, John

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