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Just now, Vielo said:

hmmm.. 2008 game? 2010? 2012? strange, I have not played a game that old on my PC

Doesn't have to be a game from that time, it could just be the package they used to build the game. All sorts of games have different C++ library requirements and some of them use older libraries even though they are newer titles. It's not malware though.

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Those are required to make different applications run. They are installed by games and other programs which were built with those C++ versions.

 

Also, you need to fix the formatting so people with night theme can read it :) 

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Just now, Vielo said:

hmmm.. 2008 game? 2010? 2012? strange, I have not played a game that old on my PC

Doesn't have to be a game from that time, it could just be the package they used to build the game. All sorts of games have different C++ library requirements and some of them use older libraries even though they are newer titles. It's not malware though.

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  • Your image is invalid, we can't see it.
  • We have no idea what you are talking about, please be more detailed. We can't read your mind.
  • Moved to Operating Systems > Windows (I am guessing you are talking about Windows and not a Linux based OS)
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1 minute ago, GoodBytes said:

Your image is invalid, we can't see it.

Strange, I can see it somehow.

It's just a ton of Visual C++ Redistribution packages

 

Edit: I could see it but now it's gone.

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5 minutes ago, Vielo said:

Hello,

I have found a lot of these in my apps... dating from 2008,and past years.. I built this PC in 2016.. why are there so many, and from different years? is this some sort of malware?

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Those are not malware,they are C++ Runtime's used to use C++ apps.There are so many versions because it is preinstalled sometimes when a app needs it,or Windows preinstalls it,so all programs can run (c++ programs with that runtime can be only launched with the version they are supposed to be launched with (Like Visual C++ 2015 program will only run on Visual C++ 2015,no other version) thats why)

   

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4 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Your image is invalid, we can't see it.

We have no idea what you are talking about.

Even I can see the image...

Magic?

   

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