Re: Hidden file, 'unknown extension'

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From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:48:35 -0700

dengo,

The [[Kiss My......]] looks like a dead give away for scumware.

Does AVG have the latest updates?

AVG Free Edition
Version: 7.0.300
Virus base: 265.7.5
Release date: 1/26/2005

SpywareBlaster won't help after you already have something.

Update Spybot S & D and run it again.

Spybot - Search & Destroy
version: 1.3.0.12
Latest detection update: 2005-01-06

HijackThis
Version: 1.99.0.0

You might want to try Ad-Aware also...
Download, install, run, update and run again.

Ad-aware SE Personal
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

You can try to rename the Kiss My file. Don't open the file...
Right click the file | Select: Rename | Type: aaa.txt | Left click the
Desktop or hit the Enter key | Answer: YES to Are you sure you want to
change it?|

Providing that you can rename the file. 

-- 
Hope this helps.  Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:u0iOa4%23AFHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
deango <Deango@nospamtoday.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes.  The name that shows in Properties is 'Kiss My......(just the
> dots, no other word, and no extension.  Location is: Documents and
> Settings/My Name/Desktop.   I have run a complete test with AVG
> anti-virus, Spybot, Spyware Blaster and HijackThis.  Nothing shows up
> anywhere.  I can change the file to anything I want in Notepad, it
> just creates a new file and leaves the old one with no extension on
> the desktop.  Anyone got any ideas how to deal with this?  Thanks.
> dengo
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> Unknown by whom?
>>
>> Right click the file | Select Properties |
>>
>> Is the name Desktop.ini????
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