Filenames

[Guest]

Hiho! I was checking my e-mail with Outlook Express, and when I closed the
window, about ten icons apeared on my desctop. Their names was a lot of
numbers and )} , they ended with .dna, What is that!!? One of them was named
Software, and I think it was some kind of security-file, I was not able to
open it.
Why did they just apear on my desctop and what is it?? Spyware?? Virus??
Please help!!

 

[Guest]

Well, I've never heard of this situation before, but two things come to mind:

1) It is possible that a virus/malware/spyware latched onto your system
throuh an email that was opened - when it shouldn't've been. Especially if
ono virus/spyware protection is running.
2) But what also seems likely, is that a setting to establish the "Desktop"
as the default folder location has been made in Outlook Express. If that is
he case, then any "work file" type objects shall be created there and be
somewhat unrecognizable to the user.

Anyway - that's all I can think of.

 

[Guest]

..DNA - Desktop DNA data storage file
Desktop DNA captures application and system settings, user profiles and data
files of individual employee computer stations and.

Like this software does:
http://redmondmag.com/reviews/article.asp?EditorialsID=118

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Hiho! I was checking my e-mail with Outlook Express, and when I closed the
window, about ten icons apeared on my desctop. Their names was a lot of
numbers and )} , they ended with .dna, What is that!!? One of them was
named
Software, and I think it was some kind of security-file, I was not able to
open it.
Why did they just apear on my desctop and what is it?? Spyware?? Virus??
Please help!!

Outlook Express didn't do this.