Re: Email Security Issue

From: Dave (ddorward_at_columbus.rr.com)
Date: 08/25/03 

Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:50:13 -0700

Thanks a million. I do feel like an idiot, but a
relieved idiot.
>-----Original Message-----
>
>"David" <ddorward@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:000a01c36b23$433e0030$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Immediately after I add an address to Outlook Express,
an
>> icon pops on my desktop with a "name" or symbol beneath
>> it that looks like ~ with a dash beneath it. The file
>> appears to contain my entire address list in a text
file
>> of some kind.
>>
>> I always delete the file immediately. In fact, I now
>> unplug my internet connection when I add an address and
>> then delete the file before reconnecting.
>>
>> I am concerned that perhaps I have a worm that is
sending
>> my address list to someone. What is going on? Should
I
>> be concerned? How can I stop this?
>>
>> If this is some normal process that results from a
>> setting I made, I'll feel like an idiot.
>>
>> Thanks for any assistance.
>
>Hi David,
>
>Check out
>http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
>
>Partial quotes:
>
>"The file appearing on your desktop with the filename ~,
commonly known as a
>tilde, is a backup of your Windows Address Book. It is
appearing as a result
>of the April 2003 Cumulative Patch for Outlook Express
(330994)."
>
>"Unfortunately, there is a bug in the patch.Whenever you
make a change in
>your Windows Address Book file (*.wab file), Windows
makes a backup of this
>file. Generally this backup is called username.wa~ ,
however after the patch
>is installed the backup gets renamed to just ~ instead
and saved in the
>directory where you start your Outlook Express. Most of
the time, people
>start Outlook Express from a shortcut on their desktop,
so the backup file
>gets placed there. This is how the tilde (~) file
arrives on your desktop."
>
>--
>Best Regards
>HiMan
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