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Old 07-01-2003, 09:47 AM   #1
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Every see a "~" filename??

A mysterious file, and the whole name is:

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recently appeared in my C:\ directory and appears to contain Outlook Express email address info. Naturally, I immediately did the anti virus and Spybot scans, which came up clean.

Could this just be a "temp" file that didn't get wiped, or do you think it's more sinister? Everything has been working OK.

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Old 07-01-2003, 11:56 AM   #2
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Probably just a temp file, though it is a curious one. I'd delete it.
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Old 07-01-2003, 12:35 PM   #3
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Outlook Express Update Q330994 is responsible for this. Microsoft is working on a fix.
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Thanks for the tips, it's deleted with piece of mind
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