Re: file named "~" on desktop, won't go away....
From: Jurren Bouman (jubo_at_euronet.nl)
Date: 03/02/04
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Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 23:32:21 +0100
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:14:41 -0800, "Mike"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Anyone know why I keep ending up with a file named '~' on
>my desktop everytime I reboot? I delete it, and the damn
>thing comes back when I restart. Theres no extension,
>just a file called '~'... when I open it with a text
>editor it appears to be names and email addresses from my
>address book mixed in with a bunch of gibberish. I don't
>think its virus related, I've always had the latest
>updates and I run the virus scanner frequently, nothing
>found...hmmm...anyone?
>
>TIA
>Mike
See this website:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm#~file
-- Jurren Bouman MVP Windows® - security http://www.microsoft.com/security/
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