# What virus is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-virus-is-this/120639>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 24, 2002, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-virus-is-this/120639 "2002-07-24T21:16:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-virus-is-this/120639/1 "2002-07-24T21:16:46Z")

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So, when I open up outlook express, and check my e-mail, I have like 7 copies of each e-mail. This is quite cumbersome, and I don’t know why it’s doing it. What virus is it, and how do I get rid of it?

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-virus-is-this/120639/2 "2002-07-24T23:16:12Z")

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So, what makes you think it’s a virus? OE has a known issue with duplicating emails from Hotmail. You might want to look into it