weird file at /

[karavite]

I have a file at / named "???T+???osx" and it is very large, filled with various gibberish with almost all my application names here or there.

When I do a file on it I get this:
[localhost:/] dean% file ???T+???osx
â?¢T+â?¢osx: data

-rwxr-xr-x 1 dean unknown 44629504 Dec 31 00:34 ???T+???osx

What the heck is this thing?

Can I delete it - my anal retentive nature want's this damn thing gone. I think I optimized my drive around this time with Plus Optimizer, but I'm not sure.

 

[karavite]

If anyone cares, when I do a get info on this 42.5 MB file, then choose preview I get a message about an incorrect version of the Virus Database in the Tech Tool 3.05 prefs folder on my classic partition.

 

[genghiscohen]

You must have TechTool's Protection extension running in Classic. This is an invisible TechTool backup file, and you can delete it with no bad consequences.

 

[karavite]

Thanks - that file is history.