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Email virus creates .tmp on desktop

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Name: bob
Date: July 31, 2003 at 10:10:56 Pacific
Subject: Email virus creates .tmp on desktop
OS: xp pro
CPU/Ram: 512

Comment:

Anyone know anything about a email virus that shows up when using outlook express and creats a .tmp file to the desk top as well as trying to send itslef through your address book?

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Response Number 1

Name: Lesley
Date: July 31, 2003 at 11:59:17 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

What is the name of the .tmp File ?

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Response Number 2

Name: bob
Date: July 31, 2003 at 14:20:07 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

~.tmp (just a tilda)

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Response Number 3

Name: ceri sheeran
Date: July 31, 2003 at 14:41:02 Pacific

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Hi,
This may help explain
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
hth
Ceri

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Response Number 4

Name: Lesley
Date: July 31, 2003 at 16:01:25 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Also see here:
http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/64524.html
Lesley

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