Temp folders being created with "MSI" prefix on C: drive...Help!

[vanderluzt]

Hi,

Since the last few months, several temp folders with "MSI" prefix are getting created on their own on my C: drive. Some of the folders have the following names:

MSI2baaa.tmp
MSI2baad.tmp
......
.....
MSI8ffc2.tmp
MSI599c0.tmp

and so on.

All these folders are empty. Currently, there are 14 such folders. About a week back, there were around 10. Their creation dates range between September to December 2015.

My system configuration is as under:

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Processor on MSI 880GMA-E45 motherboard with 2X2 GB Kingston DDR3 RAM

OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit.

Can somebody let me know the purpose of these folders and what do I need to do to stop their creation? Thanks!

 

[Tradesman1]

Could be from the MSI add on software that came with the mobo, might delete a few and leave in the recycle bin for awhile (in case something calls for them - I'd email MSI and ask exactly what they are

 

[vanderluzt]

Could be from the MSI add on software that came with the mobo, might delete a few and leave in the recycle bin for awhile (in case something calls for them - I'd email MSI and ask exactly what they are

Thanks for the response. Well, I've been using this MSI mobo for over 5 years now and I haven't activated any live updates for the mobo or installed any add-on mobo software in the last few years.. So why are these temp folders getting created now, that is within the last few months?

 

[Tradesman1]

Have you checked with MSI?

 

[CountMike]

MSI drivers come with automatic updater.

 

[vanderluzt]

MSI drivers come with automatic updater.

So what would you suggest I do? I have run Malware on the C: drive with no success. These temp folders continue to get created.

 

[vanderluzt]

No more suggestions, eh?

 

[CountMike]

Start turning off some autoruns that have something to do with MSI