SysWOW64 directory and Virus

[CptTrips]

Microsoft Security Essentials keeps popping up telling me I have various file infected in my temporary internet files. I cleaned it, cleared all my temp files, then reran the scan. MORE files in my temp internet files! I just cleared them and haven't connected to the net at all!

I then looked at the directory:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

That is not the normal directory for the temp internet files. WTF directory is this? Clearing the cache does nothing to this directory, and I've tried clearing from both 64bit and 32bit IE.

My settings say it's this directory:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files

Any idea how this directory is getting used?

 

[Shadowssong]

That is definitely not a legit path, notice the Micro (space) soft? That is one common thing I've seen malware do is have odd names with spaces or random letters. I would run a combofix scan as well as a malwarebytes (actually do the mbam first, then see if that fixes it, then try combofix). Also what OS are you running?

 

[Burnout01]

Is that not the path used for IE 64bit?

 

[Shadowssong]

It's the space between Micro and soft that worries me. That shouldn't be there. Especially if MSE is pointing to it and calling foul.

 

[xenios]

that path is indeed a legit path for a legit profile, but not your profile. This profile is for the SYSTEM user. The space that is there is most likely a typeo or c/p erorr by the op. As to what has run internet explorer as system (or a program that uses IE inside of itself, like steam used to), no clue.