i have downloaded a couple of movies and such on my pc from bearshare pro and i keep getting this data base file called thumbs it seems to be in the same folder as image files but i don't know if that means anything.
every time i delete it it comes back....but i'm not sure if that is because i download stuff from bearshare, but evan still then i'm not downloading this file it just shows up.
mt computer runs the same but trojans.......please help!!!!!!
2006-06-10 03:08:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
thumbs? like thumbnails???? because thumbnails are mini photographic previews you can recognize at a glance instead of the listed file... could that be what it means?
2006-06-10 03:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by Rae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the folder is set to Enable Thumbnail viewing, the folder will have a thumbs database file. It is an index of the viewable content in the folder, and will recreate itself.
It is not a virus - just leave it be.
2006-06-10 10:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by kbugiell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thumbs.db is in every folder on your computer that contains images and you have looked at using the thumbnail view.
Windows creates this file. Its normal.
2006-06-10 10:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by jhyatt71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're fine, this is not a virus. But, I wouldn't use Bearshare if I was you! You can get viruses off that site!
2006-06-10 10:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not
what it is the person who first shared the file, shared the whole folder it was in
in turn he or she accidently shared there thumb.db
wich are usually hidden but after file transfer they show up
yer puter is prolly seeing it as 1 of it's thumbs
i do believe these thumbs are used for system restore
2006-06-10 10:14:31 · answer #5 · answered by bo_dontno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i use p2p.its not a virus...i use ares,limewire and bearshare,which movies did u download pls,i downloaded king kong,saw and scary movies....pls mail me and tell me the films u downloaded so that we can be mail pals....bjpumpindogg@yahoo.com
2006-06-10 10:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be this:
ThumbsPlus is a highly customizable image database / thumbnails / graphics editor application that makes it easy to catalog, locate, maintain and modify all your graphics and multimedia files.
check this link below to read more....
2006-06-10 10:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by aegis_handyservices 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not a virus and safe to delete. If the application needs it to play the movie/vid/pictures, it'll create it again.
2006-06-10 10:12:31 · answer #8 · answered by WindowLicker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thumbs.db?
no, its merely a file that is generated by windows.. its harmless
its what allows you to preview images/movies
2006-06-10 10:11:40 · answer #9 · answered by spartanerik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋