Mysterious empty files created on Windows server volume

We have several Mac Pros on our Windows network. Our IT staff is reporting that one of our Mac user's accounts is creating hundreds of thousands of empty files on one of the volumes. File names like '.dat9caa.00c'. Anyone run into something like that before?

Sounds like malware or a OS X glitch that keeps placing the hidden OS X files on Windows volumes
Remove the user data, delete the account and re-establish it and the data.
If it's contained in the user account that should clear it, if not, wipe the machine and reinstall OS X from a clone or reinstall by hand.
There is software that will prevent OS X from placing it's hidden files on Windows volumes, however interaction with OS X is wonky afterwards.
http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest4/

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