@qbteachmt   Sorry, not following and I was not clear.  I have a number of theses files some of which go back to windows 7, but 2 of which were created today and both found in a folders that are not used by Lacerte for apps or data, though some other versions are.   In this case there was only the Lacerte_AV.cfg in the non-Lacerte folder. 

The content of the file with today's date is very similar to the Win 7, just a pointer to a different (our current) AV.

productname = ESET Security
version =
installdate =
manufacturer =
osarchitecture = X64

I do not know what generates to the file or why, so while I suspect that they are not needed, reluctant to delete them