Translation of Folder Name

[lucasdeskywalker]

I found a folder in my recent folders list on my computer that looks like Chinese? Will someone translate this for me?

I attached the image.

It's small so because it's a screen shot of a folder name in Recent Folders. You'll have to zoom.

Thanks in advance.

Luke

[Peter2010]

It seems like 癫撽口㩆, but does not make sense to me.

[lucasdeskywalker]

It's strange because it keeps showing up in my current folders. It doesn't seem to link anywhere, but the computer moves it down as I use various folders (all English) and this folder gets moved to the top of the list occasionally like someone is using it?

[Shelley]

Are you expecting such a folder, have you downloaded something and this is it? If you do not recognize it or need it, delete it.

The first character seems to mean crazy, mental. This may be a virus or other malware. The 2nd character I can't recognize, the third one is just a square which it used when the font cannot reproduce the character. If it was me I would delete it.

Good luck

Shelley

[lucasdeskywalker]

I was able to use the Folder "Properties" function to get the actual text. 癤㩤㩆 Google says the first character means "boil". But Google doesn't know the next two.

I can remove the folder from my recent but it comes back and the path is to the desktop?

Thanks for your help translating.

Dave

[creamyhorror]

This sort of text is mojibake and the result of a technical error in the encoding. It's not Chinese at all. The immediate giveaway is the rare characters there.

[Shelley]

@creamyhorror Would you recommend deleting this file?

Do you think it is malicious, it seems like it to me.

My advice was to delete it, maybe run an antivirus or malwares prog.

Just wondered for this instance and future ones.

Shelley

[lucasdeskywalker]

It's not a file and there is nothing to delete. It's a shortcut to a folder that is in my "Recent Folders". When I click on it, it says missing file. The mystery is why it keeps coming up in my recent folders list? I can remove it from the list and it keeps coming back, implying that something or someone is using a folder on my system named these strange characters? I have up-to-date antivirus running.

[creamyhorror]

Hmm, no idea about that, Shelley. I would first try to track down the actual folder and see what's inside it. It could also be a plain bug in the OS's recent folders data.

[Shelley]

Oh, well it does seem strange. Looking inside would be the way to go and see what it is. I don't know what to suggest for the OP. Maybe it needs a computer expert to help (not me:) ).

Good luck

Shelley