visual basic set up tool kit

[designerbear]

I havethis folder on my desk top and I am not sure where it came from It is titled sssheet. I open it up and it has an exe file. right click show visual basic set up tool kit. Do I need this and what is it for?

elaine

[CharlotteTheHarlot]

Most likely an executable program was ran, this program was a 'setup' (aka 'installer'). Setup programs, not surprisingly, set up software by copying files to your HDD and modifying files and the registry. They also usually leave a folder with an executable file that performs the reverse, an 'uninstall'. That is what your folder on the desktop likely is (although it is typically placed in the Start Menu).

Visual Basic Set Up Tool Kit was the description of the EXE file found in Microsoft's setup packager circa MSVB/MSVC/C++ 4/5/6 which probably got deposited onto hundreds of millions of computers that ran a Setup/Installer packaged by those compilers.

The name of your folder 'sssheet' means nothing to me, and very little to Google. There is some mention of a spreadsheet, but that looks like a zip file at first glance. It doesn't ring any virus/spyware bells. Maybe someone else knows.

You need to research your system carefully. Note the time/date of the Folder you found, and then search (Start > Find > Files or Folders) the entire computer for all files with time/dates that are close. Click the middle tab, use the same day, then after the search is done: click the date column in the list to sort the files and look for clues.