Re: Outlook Express: How to Open a .dbx File to Delete a Message
From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 12/11/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 05:24:37 -0600
Unless you have messages in Deleted Items that you want to keep, just delete
Deleted Items.dbx. A new Deleted Items.dbx will be created the next time
you open Outlook Express.
-- Ron Sommer "It's All Good!" <leroy@escape.ca> wrote in message news:OSA2IV13EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >I recently installed and scan my system using BitDefender Professional >Edition v7.2 and it found 15 viruses and 55 infected files on my PC. It >did an excellent job of ridding my system of these threats; except for one. > > It reported back that it found the virus Joke.Stupen.B (dropped on my PC > via the Rumor.exe file) and was unable to disinfect (first action) or move > (second action if the first fails) the infection which resides in the > Deleted Items.dbx file, located in the Outlook Express folder. I have > tried using anti-spyware tools like HiJackThis, Ewido, Giant Anti-Spyware, > a-squared, SpyBot S&D and Ad Aware but none of them found this file on my > system. > > I did some reading on the Rumor.exe file and most people out there > describe it as a harmless virus (not a serious threat but just a funny > joke). Whether this is harmless, funny or not funny is not the point. I > just want to rid my system of this thing once and for all. > > Does anyone out there know what actions I can possibly take to get rid of > this virus. Specifically, how do I access the .dbx file? Are there any > tools out there that I could use to open the .dbx file? I have tried > opening it and I was not able to do so. Any help is welcome and > appreciated. Thanks for your time in advance. > > >
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