Re: Disturbing .dbx files

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From: CB (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:31:00 -0800

Not that I am aware of. The time of the files was around
11 a.m. and the 10th was a Saturday. I don't recall that
we had company that weekend.
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>"CB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:5cd901c400e9$abb9ff90$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>I sure could use an explanation!
>>
>> I inadvertently stumbled across two disturbing .dbx
files
>> containing 20 Mb of total data in my husband's OE6
>> identify folder (.Documents and Settings\[user]\Local
>> Settings\Application Data\Identifies\[his identify]
>> \Microsoft\Outlook Express). One was named
>> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.dbx (or something to that
>> effect). This folder does NOT appear when OE6 is open -
 I
>> assume because of the file name format. The 'date
>> modified' is given as January 10, 2004 and does not
update
>> when OE6 is opened, unlike all other visible folders.
>>
>> When I calmly questioned my husband about the files, he
>> seemed as disturbed as I was and said he didn't know how
>> they got there. He suggested I try opening one but I
knew
>> that one cannot simply open these types of files by
double-
>> clicking it. We deleted the files then removed them
from
>> the recycle bin. In hindsight, I'm thinking we should
>> have renamed the files then try to import it to see what
>> the files actually contained.
>>
>> So here's my question:
>>
>> How would files with such an odd file name appear in
those
>> folders without purposely being created in OE?
>>
>> I'm an intelligent, educated, computer-savy woman so I'm
>> having a hard time believing they "just appeared."
>>
>> Thanks for any and all assistance!
>>
>
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>

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