Prefetch XML
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A Prefetch file is used by Windows NT to improve the startup process of an application. Each prefetch file provides information about each ran application.
XML Example
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<prefetch>
<header>
<os>Windows 7</os>
<header_size>240</header_size>
<filename>ACRORD32INFO.EXE</filename>
<runs>3</runs>
<atime>2011-02-07T12:24:52</atime>
</header>
<volume>
<path>\DEVICE\HARDDISKVOLUME1</path>
<serial_number>b46f6927</serial_number>
</volume>
<creation>2010-08-18T06:13:10</creation>
<associated_files>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/NTDLL.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/KERNEL32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/APISETSCHEMA.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/KERNELBASE.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/LOCALE.NLS</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/ADVAPI32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/MSVCRT.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/SECHOST.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/RPCRT4.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/WINSXS/X86_MICROSOFT.VC80.CRT_1FC8B3B9A1E18E3B_8.0.50727.4927_NONE_D08A205E442DB5B5/MSVCR80.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/PROGRAM FILES/ADOBE/READER 9.0/READER/ACRORD32INFO.EXE</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/PROGRAM FILES/ADOBE/READER 9.0/READER/ACRORD32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/WININET.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/SHLWAPI.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/GDI32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/USER32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/LPK.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/USP10.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/NORMALIZ.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/URLMON.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/OLE32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/OLEAUT32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/CRYPT32.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/MSASN1.DLL</filename>
<filename>/DEVICE/HARDDISKVOLUME1/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/IERTUTIL.DLL</filename>
</associated_files>
</prefetch>