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Windows 7 ' \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\ ' folder is huge!.. How do I fix?

My Windows 7 Home Premium ' c:\users\profile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\userSID ' folder contains a huge number of files and is over 2gb in size. What is causing this and how do I fix it?

To the best of my knowledge, I do not have any encryption turned on. As to applications, I basically, just run email (Windows Live), MsOffice10, and Adobe CS5.

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Thank you 'learnctx' for posting.. {smile}

This computer is NOT on a domain; it is a standalone.

Contained within the ' ..\crypto\rsa\usersid ' folder are ~69,000 files consuming 2.3gb of space.

Will deleting the folder hurt anything?

Is this due to a virus/malware? If it is, can you recommend any software to clean it up.

Thank you in advance.
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