Strange File System32

[aack22]

In system32 there is a perfc009.dat file. Are these supposed to be on there or is it a virus/malware? All i want to know is if everyone has these files

 

[Colif]

Its been part of windows since XP. So yes, most people who speak English should have that version of file.

Perfc009.dat is a type of DAT file associated with Microsoft Windows developed by Microsoft Corporation for the Windows Operating System. The latest known version of Perfc009.dat is 6.3.9600.16384, which was produced for Windows 8.1

Its part of performance monitoring

Users might also require Read access to the files that supply counter names and descriptions to the registry, Perfc*.dat and Perfh*.dat. (The asterisk is a wildcard character representing the specific language code; for English, these are Perfc009.dat and Perfh009.dat.)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc961844.aspx

 

[aack22]

Its been part of windows since XP.

Perfc009.dat is a type of DAT file associated with Microsoft Windows developed by Microsoft Corporation for the Windows Operating System. The latest known version of Perfc009.dat is 6.3.9600.16384, which was produced for Windows 8.1

So it is safe? And also is it supposed to change the date modified, like right now it shows it was modified an hour ago is that normal?

 

[Colif]

see my edit, its safe

 

[aack22]

see my edit, its safe

Okay thank you