Strange icon

[J&P]

A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification area
of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete it. If
I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this newsgroup, for
instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from it, and
it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box at the left
side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[J&P]

Forgot to say, the icon only appears when I am online.
Joe Steele

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification area
when you are using OE?

 

[J&P]

Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it doesn't
respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other icons do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it too.

Regards,
Joe Steele

What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification area
when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification
area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading newsgroup
posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete it.
If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this newsgroup, for
instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from it,
and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box at the
left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other icons
do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it too.

Regards,
Joe Steele

What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification area
when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification
area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading newsgroup
posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete it.
If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this newsgroup, for
instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from it,
and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box at the
left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[J&P]

Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point of
it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you anything you
don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for instance, - or is
this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other icons
do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it too.

Regards,
Joe Steele

What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification
area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification
area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading
newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete it.
If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this newsgroup, for
instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from
it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box at
the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other parts
of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I have seen
the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point of
it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you anything you
don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for instance, - or is
this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other icons
do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification
area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification
area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading
newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete
it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this
newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from
it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box at
the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[willofaustralia_crackerz2]

You should run a spyware program such as adaware and spybot and check for
spyware
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia

It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other parts
of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I have seen
the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point of
it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you anything you
don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for instance, - or is
this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other icons
do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification
area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the notification
area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am reading
newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete
it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this
newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from
it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box
at the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[J&P]

Thanks for the suggestion ,Will, but anti-spyware program shows system as
clean. Which is as it should if it is an MS icon.

Regards
Joe Steele

You should run a spyware program such as adaware and spybot and check for
spyware
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia

It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other
parts of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I
have seen the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point
of it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you anything
you don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for instance, -
or is this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other
icons do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it
too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification
area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the
notification area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am
reading newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete
it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this
newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding from
it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police space box
at the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[J&P]

To Colin and Will,

Thought you might be interested to know that the icon is a new addition
added by Avast AV with their latest update. (Shows icon during mail
process.)

To remove, amend 'ShowTrayIcon=1' under heading [MailScanner] to
'ShowTrayIcon=0) in file Avast4.ini. If entry is not present, create one.

Regards
Joe Steele

To remove,

Thanks for the suggestion ,Will, but anti-spyware program shows system as
clean. Which is as it should if it is an MS icon.

Regards
Joe Steele

You should run a spyware program such as adaware and spybot and check for
spyware
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia

It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other
parts of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I
have seen the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point
of it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you anything
you don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for instance, - or
is this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other
icons do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it
too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the notification
area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the
notification area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am
reading newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't delete
it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in this
newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads "msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding
from it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police
space box at the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I don't use Avast. However, I have since noticed that the tooltip over the
icon reads "You have new mail."

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

To Colin and Will,

Thought you might be interested to know that the icon is a new addition
added by Avast AV with their latest update. (Shows icon during mail
process.)

To remove, amend 'ShowTrayIcon=1' under heading [MailScanner] to
'ShowTrayIcon=0) in file Avast4.ini. If entry is not present, create
one.

Regards
Joe Steele

To remove,

Thanks for the suggestion ,Will, but anti-spyware program shows system as
clean. Which is as it should if it is an MS icon.

Regards
Joe Steele

You should run a spyware program such as adaware and spybot and check
for spyware
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia


It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other
parts of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I
have seen the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the point
of it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you
anything you don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for
instance, - or is this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be
included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that it
doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the other
icons do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it
too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the
notification area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the
notification area of the display bar. It is only evident when I am
reading newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't
delete it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in
this newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads
"msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding
from it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police
space box at the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele

 

[J&P]

You have different icon, Colin, or, at least, one from a different source.
The Avast one just tells you which server you are using, e.g.,
msnews.microsoft.com. See my original post.

Regards,
Joe Steele

I don't use Avast. However, I have since noticed that the tooltip over the
icon reads "You have new mail."

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

To Colin and Will,

Thought you might be interested to know that the icon is a new addition
added by Avast AV with their latest update. (Shows icon during mail
process.)

To remove, amend 'ShowTrayIcon=1' under heading [MailScanner] to
'ShowTrayIcon=0) in file Avast4.ini. If entry is not present, create
one.

Regards
Joe Steele

To remove,

Thanks for the suggestion ,Will, but anti-spyware program shows system
as clean. Which is as it should if it is an MS icon.

Regards
Joe Steele

You should run a spyware program such as adaware and spybot and check
for spyware
With Kind Regards From WillofAustralia


It appears to be an artifact. I know of no purpose or what process is
running that does it. OE has not been updated as much as many other
parts of the OS so who knows what is going on. All I said was that I
have seen the same thing and it does not seem to matter.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Colin, by benign, I presume you mean harmless. But, what is the
point of it? You can't do anything with it, and it doesn't tell you
anything you don't already know. You don't get one for IE, for
instance, - or is this another 'benign' surprise that has yet to be
included?

Regards,
Joe Steele

It does not appear all the time on my system. It is benign.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
Just strange that it suddenly decided to appear, and strange that
it doesn't respond to any right/double mouse click - all the
other icons do.

Thanks, anyway, Colin, for making obvious that other folks have it
too.

Regards,
Joe Steele





What's so strange about the Outlook Express icon in the
notification area when you are using OE?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
A couple of days ago, a new icon suddenly appeared in the
notification area of the display bar. It is only evident when I
am reading newsgroup posts.

Right clicking or double clicking have no effect and I can't
delete it. If I hover the mouse pointer over the icon while in
this newsgroup, for instance, the pop-up reads
"msnews.microsoft.com".

The icon looks like a letter holder with an envelope protruding
from it, and it has something like a little blue Dr Who police
space box at the left side.

Can someone please tell me how to get rid of it?

Many thanks
Joe Steele