Mysterious file that can't be opened or deleted

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  • MisterMack
    PCHF Member
    • Mar 2023
    • 2

    #1

    Mysterious file that can't be opened or deleted

    A file whose icon is a blank white page appeared on my desktop. I ran MalwareBytes on it and found nothing. I can not open it, move it, or delete it.

    It is labeled as:

    data image_jpeg;base64,_9j_4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD_2wBD AAMCAgICAgMCAgIDAwMDBAYEBAQEBAgGBgUGCQgKCgkICQkKDA 8MCgsOCwkJDRENDg8QEBEQCgwSExIQEw8QEBD_2wBDAQMDAwQD BAgEBAgQCwkLEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEB AQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBD_wAARCAJNAfQDAREA

    I tried to find it in Task Manager but it doesn’t appear.

    Any ideas what to do?
  • MisterMack
    PCHF Member
    • Mar 2023
    • 2

    #2
    nevermind I just solved it myself, haha. I’ll leave this up just in case someone has a similar problem in the future.

    The solution:

    Download 7Zip File Manager if you don’t already have it. Open it and locate the file. The file cannot to be moved to the recycle bin because β€œthe system cannot move a file with long path”, so instead, in 7Zip click the file and use Shift+Delete. The file will then be deleted.

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    • Bruce
      PCHF Moderator
      • Oct 2017
      • 10702

      #3
      nice solution.
      I’ll close this as solved - it’ll still be available for people to search on.

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