A suspicious files found
Hello
I was told to post here for information about 15 suspicious files I found on my system.
I hope you don't mind, but I want to find out if these files are as curious as they look. I found these in what was supposed to be a receipt from a local business for a set of fingerprints taken for a job. The store offered to send a receipt via email. Then I forgot about it. When I found and opened it, the simple receipt was in a folder with 15 other items - none of which were labeled "receipt." What was supposed to be a simple emailed receipt, seems to have much more information than expected.
I didn't think anything about the receipt until I saw a folder that was labeled "Fingerprints." in my home system. I didn't get around to looking at it until 3 days ago and I was truly surprised to see there were 15 files inside the folder - none of which were labeled as "receipt."
In addition to the files inside the "fingerprints" folder, I also found 2 separate ".cvs" files labeled as spreadsheets. They are older and out of date but show logins and passwords in plain text and no security. They look like spreadsheet forms, but I have never used a spreadsheet or a ".cvs" for anything.
I realize that unless they came to my house and injected these into my computer, email is likely the only way the files could get on my system.
However, I don't recall receiving the "fingerprints" receipt, nor moving it to a different place on my system. Apparently, I did.
Maybe I'm being alarmist with this. But when there are readable files in open text and numerous unexpected files where they should not be located, I am concerned, and I don't know how to interpret the issue.
The one's I'm most curious about are the
".sudo_as_admin_successful", logins.json, "permissions," and "password" files. Maybe these are benign, but if so, why are they here? It seems like a lot of data for a simple receipt.
I would like to know if any of the files are as dangerous as they look.
Thank you for your help.
Maybe these are benign, but if so, why are they here? It seems like a lot of data for a simple receipt.
Here is what I found: Any clarity would be appreciated.
These are the files included:
Key4.db
Logins-backup.json
signed in user.json
Profiles.ini
unnamed.jpg
Fingerprint.html
.Profile
.sudo_as_admin_successful
Logins.csv
Places.sqlite
Permissions.sqlite
Logins.json
Flogins & Passwords.html
Cleardot_002.gif/home/gnus2me
Documents/fingerprint_files
csv logib=ns-3&datatables.csv
Text/home/gnus2me/documents/config2/floter
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