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Mystery File Appears on Desktop
A mystery file appears on my desktop sometimes after using IE in known safe sites. The appearance of this file is only occasional. This file is a generic file called ~. It has no properties, and opens a file type request when double clicked. After putting it into Norton's Waste Basket, Norton says it is a 56 K file from Explorer. Any ideas? I have Windows 98 SE and IE 6.XX. Virus scans are current and I use a Norton firewall with router. I use spyware scans and AdSubtract. I should add that I find a file called internet update.log in the temp folder. I don't know if this is related or not.
Message Edited by paindoc on 07-16-2003 11:37 AM
joe53
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July 16th, 2003 15:00
Hi:
Read about the "tilde mystery file" here:
http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2003/2003-06-30.htm
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July 16th, 2003 22:00
breakerfall
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September 17th, 2003 13:00
here's what I found
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
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September 17th, 2003 15:00
breakerfall
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September 17th, 2003 16:00
I didn't realize how old the post was.
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September 18th, 2003 03:00
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December 31st, 2003 20:00
Thanks for your help. I was worried it was something malicious.