mysterious file format

[Guest]

I looked in my WinXP Pro registry, and under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT there is a
file suffix called ".Send2Anna", which sounds really suspicious. I searched
my computer and didn't find any file with that suffix. Could I just safely
delete this registry entry, or does anyone recognize this name? (There are no
conclusive web searches with that name)

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I looked in my WinXP Pro registry, and under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT there is a
file suffix called ".Send2Anna", which sounds really suspicious. I
searched
my computer and didn't find any file with that suffix. Could I just safely
delete this registry entry, or does anyone recognize this name? (There are
no
conclusive web searches with that name)

I'd do a spyware search....start with something easy like the Microsoft
Antispyware Beta.
Note: beta=not released/supported, so make a backup of your data...(you
should be doing this regularly anyway). However, it's quite stable and I
have used it on any number of client's workstations with no ill results.

Also make sure windows is fully patched (SP2 and all critical updates), your
firewall is enalbled, you have up to date antivirus software running
resident (and autoupdating), practice Safe Hex, etc....

A good group for questions related to malware/suspcious activity on your PC
is microsoft.public.security.homeusers.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Stan,

FileExtInfo - View the association settings for a file type easily:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fileextinfo.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I looked in my WinXP Pro registry, and under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT there is a
file suffix called ".Send2Anna", which sounds really suspicious. I searched
my computer and didn't find any file with that suffix. Could I just safely
delete this registry entry, or does anyone recognize this name? (There are
no
conclusive web searches with that name)