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ropleytig
Jan 3, 2015, 10:38 AM
I have about 30 of these files which I think are potential viruses

Curlyben
Jan 3, 2015, 10:42 AM
Nope thumbs.db is a perfectly legit file used by windows for image thumbnails.
What anti-virus are you using and have you updated and conducted a deep scan ?

ropleytig
Jan 4, 2015, 05:41 AM
Thumbs.db yes these I know are OK. The ones I have are thumbs.db.vir
I use Microsoft security essentials and Sophos vrus scanner

cdad
Jan 4, 2015, 07:14 AM
Are you using any cloud services?

ropleytig
Jan 4, 2015, 07:34 AM
Not intentionally