Re: Outlook Express: How to Open a .dbx File to Delete a Message
From: It's All Good! (leroy_at_escape.ca)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 22:49:47 -0600
Thanks for your response. I followed your advice and deleted the Deleted
Items.dbx file and reopen Outlook Express but a new Deleted Items.dbx file
was not created. Any reason(s) why? Thanks for your time.
"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
news:Og$2CQ33EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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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