Today I was alerted to a file in one of our folders called Lacerte_AV.cfg.  Then I open it it is 5 lines similar to the following:

productname = Microsoft Security Essentials
version =
installdate =
manufacturer =
osarchitecture = X64

Lacerte indicates it's Lacerte related and the fact that I have a few with going back in time with different "productname" values indicates it is not caused by the AV.

These files are old enough that they go back to Win 7 era (oh how I miss it!!)so not OS specific.

What is the purpose of this file?

Why do I find it in general non-Lacerte folder locations?

I assume it can be deleted?