There is a file or folder called "c:\Program" which could cause certain applications to not function correctly. Renaming it to "c:\Program1" would solve this problem

Anonymous
2013-09-04T00:43:40+00:00

Original title: "file name warning" message

In the past week or so, I have been getting a warning box that shows up on my desk top (of Windows 8) whenever I boot up.  It says "There is a file or folder called "c:\Program" which could cause certain applications to not function correctly.  Renaming it to "c:\Program1" would solve this problem.  Would you like to rename it now?" and there are 2 options: "rename" or "ignore".  I "Binged" it, and there are some very old discussions about this (like 5+ yrs ago) and the consensus seems to be that it is a Windows issue.  What do I need to do to get rid of it?

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Anonymous
2015-06-06T12:54:24+00:00

Ok so here is how i SOLVED this problem.

In my case while investigating this on a clients device i found that a VOIP program was causing this issue and the error message popped up, and renaming the folder wont work because the program is running.

So i found the voip program (in the task bar in this case) and closed it. I then found the folder that needed renaming, "c:\program" and renamed it to "c:\program1"

Then restarted the computer and... No pop up.

Hope this helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-10T23:24:39+00:00

    We are getting this with Windows 8.  We do NOT have Foxit Reader on the system.  Any ideas?

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-06T11:31:49+00:00

    Guy 100% correct. The culprit is Foxit Reader. I also faced the same issue after upgrading to Foxit recently. 

    I renamed the folder and now it seems to be working perfectly.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-23T05:21:12+00:00

    It is definitely Foxit Reader. I kept deleting the folder but it keeps popping back up everytime I reboot.

    There are 3 files in the "PROGRAM" folder, one of which is an application file. I ran the application file and the entire folder deleted itself.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-05-22T05:43:03+00:00

    Windows 7 also suggested to rename the folder, I accepted it and it renamed it to Program1.

    I examined the strings inside the files there and found that it is Foxit Reader which I updated yesterday too. So I just run an exe file that start with uninstall, and all contained files (there are 3 files). After that I remove the Program1 and restart the system, I checked Foxit Reader, it works ok.

    Addition information: 

    http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Adware:Win32/OpenCandy

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