Re: OLKCD or OLKB8 subdirectories of Temporary Internet Files

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Folders named OLKxx, where xx seems to vary from one system to another,
are created by Outlook when you open an attachment. It needs someplace to
store the file so it can be passed to the program that will actually open
it. The files are supposed to be deleted when the attachment is closed
but that doesn't always happen, especially if the message is closed with
the attachment still open.

The folder is usually located in Temporary Internet Files, which is a
system folder. The Windows search function doesn't look into folders with
the system attribute. There's nothing malicious going on here -- unless
you regard Outlook itself as malicious.


Lambi000 <Lambi000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At my company many of us have a hidden subdirectory named one of the above.
> We cannot access the files via Windows Explorer, but can see them when we get
> an attachment via email. It seems to be the default for saving attachments.

> I have found a way to get there by doing a search on the drive and using the
> shortcut to get to the directory. I have deleted those files, all of which
> came through my email and were accidentally saved to that directory.

> But I'm suspicious. What is it? Why is it in temporary internet files?
> Why can't I see it through Windows Explorer? Why, when I do a search on the
> Internet, I can find other references to that subdirectory? Is it something
> created by maliciousware?

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Gary L. Smith gls432@xxxxxxxxx
Columbus, Ohio
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