Computer types help please - Strange desktop folder

Factual Questions
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Computer types, can you help me?

Ever since I upgraded to Win XP Professional, I have had this icon on my desktop, simply named “~” (without the quotes). I have deleted it several times, and it keeps coming back.

I got the bright idea to open it using Notepad today, and it contains e-mails! E-mails of people I wrote to up to two years ago! Along with control characters and weird stuff.

I’ve run virus scan after virus scan, and there is no virus on this PC that I can see. I even used the online virus scan which showed a clean PC.

Anyone know what this file is and why it’s there on my desktop?

Any help is appreciated.

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Is it actually emails, or email addresses that are in this file?

Daizy

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I suppose there IS a difference LOL!

Good point Daizy!

They are e-mail addresses.

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The reason I ask, is, we had been trying to track down the cause of this for quite some time, at another board I belong to. You might want to read through this for a sort of fix.

Daizy

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Very interesting reading, Daizy.

At least it’s not some OE worm e-mailing everyone in that file with the worm…

Strange that it’s on my desktop, though, and not in an IE folder or hidden away.

Thanks!

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Solution found.

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Leave it to Q.E.D.!

Thank you, my friend!

:smiley:

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You’re most welcome Rico. Happy to help. Hope you get it fixed.

It would seem my hamsters had a head start on yours Q.E.D :stuck_out_tongue:

Daizy

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Daizy :stuck_out_tongue: