Re: xxx.html ?
From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 10/15/04
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:28:26 -0500
should have thought of this before. Right click on the file
and select "open with" and select Notepad. Very likely, if
it is a legitimate program file, it will have copyright and
other "hidden" text buried in the HTML code.
Sorry I didn't think of that before.
-- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. "Jack" <Jack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1E357BDB-88AF-4468-A4DE-92AA8EF698E7@microsoft.com... | Thanks Jim, Since everything works fine, I decide not to deleted it for now. | Thank you. | | "Jim Macklin" wrote: | | > There is no further data such as a publisher, author or | > program? Follow up with my other suggestions to try and | > identify the file. Don't delete the file, it might be a | > useful file doing a job for you that you want, but you can | > take some action to test the program. | > Right click on the file and rename the file to something | > that won't run such as xxx.txt so that when the program that | > uses the file tries to use it you will get a "file not found | > error" and that should tell you what program tried to use | > it. If you decide it is a valid file, you rename it back to | > the xxx.html name, otherwise you can delete it. | > | > | > -- | > The people think the Constitution protects their rights; | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. | > | > | > "Jack" <Jack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > news:E5AA41EF-96F7-459E-8C64-48BD42C34C20@microsoft.com... | > | Properties says: HTML file created on Aug-2004 | > | | > | "Jim Macklin" wrote: | > | | > | > Right click on the file and check its properties, it may | > | > tell you where it came from. It is a big file, but it | > could | > | > be part of a list of sites that are not to be used, or | > | > cookies that are not to be accepted. But it could be | > | > something else. Have you scanned it with a virus | > scanner | > | > and a spyware tool? | > | > | > | > | > | > -- | > | > The people think the Constitution protects their rights; | > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. | > | > | > | > | > | > "Jack" <Jack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message | > | > | > news:A6254618-3C21-4274-928B-352DB4A0CD95@microsoft.com... | > | > | Hi, I found this page( "xxx.html") located at FTP-WS | > on | > | > my computer side, | > | > | this is a big text page:778 KB, with names of trojan | > | > horses, adwares, | > | > | cookies, etc. | > | > | Mi cuestion is: should delete it or leave it alone? | > | > | Thanks in advance. | > | > | -- | > | > | Jfern | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | >
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