Windows 10: mbgc.db.trojan.2 file in Microsoft edge userdata folder

I'm a windows 11 user. Today, I just searched the word 'trojan' in file explorer's search. As results I got 5 files named "mbgc.db.trojan.2" which 2 of them sized as 1.53 MB and 3 of them sized as 1.54 MB. It is in the AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\bojobppfploabceghnmlahpoonbcbacn\2.6.17_0\db folder. Is this a malware? Please help ASAP.

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What is in UserData folder?

There's a folder on my PC - C:\UserData.

It has subfolders - Documents, Downloads Music & Outlook.

I thought docs & downloads were saved to folders in my profile - C:\Users\username but these folders in
UserData are NOT empty. (Note: this is a shared office PC)

Outlook has my .PST files, which I can (sort of) understand. But documents & downloads?

By what process do files end up in UserData instead of (or as well as) my profile?

I already backup the Outlook folder: should I be backing up the Documents & Downloads folders as well? Are they leftovers from having to share this PC?

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

DB files

Hi Diarmid,





A .db file is a database file format for Windows. It stores data information in a series of tables, table files, and field data values. To best address your concern, we need to answer the following questions:

• Which application are you using to open the .db file?
• Are you getting an error message when trying to open the file? If yes, kindly provide us a screenshot.

We will be waiting for your response.