OT-- OE deleted files folder and B/U

[MZB]

I have XP Home but this is probably an OE query. But I figured i'd post it
here for you smart folks to answer!!

OK -- long story but basically I have an EXPLOIT code problem with an email,
located in 2 places:

c:\DOCUME~1\MYNAME\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\IDENTI~1\{DFF16~1\MICROS~1\OUTLOO~1\DELETE~1.DBX/[From
"postmaster" <[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006
00:10:54 -0500]/html suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-~1\DC1273.BAK/[From "postmaster"
<[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:10:54 -0500]/html
suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

It's been recommended that I totally delete the problem email. Well, I can
do this easily from the first case: it is just in my deleted files folder.
But the second occurrence is a B/U of my deleted files folder. My question:
if I delete this folder, would it get rebuilt. I hope so, as I would like to
keep a B/U of my deleted files folder (after I delete the bad email). Or I
guess I can manually copy that folder there.

Mel

 

[MZB]

Correction:

The RECYLER folder does NOT normally contain a B/U of the deleted files
folder.

It is the recycle bin folder.

For some reason, that same email must have been there.

Anyway, I emptied the recycle bin and now the c:\RECYCLER is empty.





Ah... I think I've figured out how such a B/U got in the recycle bin.

Every so often, when you close OE, it offers to compact folders. When I say
YES, part of the compacting process is to B/U each folder in OE, do the
compacting, and when successful it deletes the B/U file. For small folders,
the B/U might be done in memory only. But for large folders like my deleted
files folder (which I never empty), it saves the B/U somewhere and then
deletes it.

That's how it got in the recycle bin, I think

 

[Ricky]

Some info here..
For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

Correction:

The RECYLER folder does NOT normally contain a B/U of the deleted files
folder.

It is the recycle bin folder.

For some reason, that same email must have been there.

Anyway, I emptied the recycle bin and now the c:\RECYCLER is empty.





Ah... I think I've figured out how such a B/U got in the recycle bin.

Every so often, when you close OE, it offers to compact folders. When I
say
YES, part of the compacting process is to B/U each folder in OE, do the
compacting, and when successful it deletes the B/U file. For small
folders,
the B/U might be done in memory only. But for large folders like my
deleted
files folder (which I never empty), it saves the B/U somewhere and then
deletes it.

That's how it got in the recycle bin, I think

I have XP Home but this is probably an OE query. But I figured i'd post it
here for you smart folks to answer!!

OK -- long story but basically I have an EXPLOIT code problem with an
email, located in 2 places:

c:\DOCUME~1\MYNAME\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\IDENTI~1\{DFF16~1\MICROS~1\OUTLOO~1\DELETE~1.DBX/[From
"postmaster" <[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006
00:10:54 -0500]/html suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-~1\DC1273.BAK/[From "postmaster"
<[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:10:54 -0500]/html
suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

It's been recommended that I totally delete the problem email. Well, I
can do this easily from the first case: it is just in my deleted files
folder. But the second occurrence is a B/U of my deleted files folder. My
question: if I delete this folder, would it get rebuilt. I hope so, as I
would like to keep a B/U of my deleted files folder (after I delete the
bad email). Or I guess I can manually copy that folder there.

Mel

 

[MZB]

Ricky:

Thanks.

That site is VERY INFORMATIVE.

I've already made some changes (disabling the preview pane and putting a
pane button in my toolbar and also reading messages as text only).

Lots of great info there!!

Mel

Some info here..
For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

Correction:

The RECYLER folder does NOT normally contain a B/U of the deleted files
folder.

It is the recycle bin folder.

For some reason, that same email must have been there.

Anyway, I emptied the recycle bin and now the c:\RECYCLER is empty.





Ah... I think I've figured out how such a B/U got in the recycle bin.

Every so often, when you close OE, it offers to compact folders. When I
say
YES, part of the compacting process is to B/U each folder in OE, do the
compacting, and when successful it deletes the B/U file. For small
folders,
the B/U might be done in memory only. But for large folders like my
deleted
files folder (which I never empty), it saves the B/U somewhere and then
deletes it.

That's how it got in the recycle bin, I think

I have XP Home but this is probably an OE query. But I figured i'd post
it here for you smart folks to answer!!

OK -- long story but basically I have an EXPLOIT code problem with an
email, located in 2 places:

c:\DOCUME~1\MYNAME\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\IDENTI~1\{DFF16~1\MICROS~1\OUTLOO~1\DELETE~1.DBX/[From
"postmaster" <[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006
00:10:54 -0500]/html suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-~1\DC1273.BAK/[From "postmaster"
<[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:10:54 -0500]/html
suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

It's been recommended that I totally delete the problem email. Well, I
can do this easily from the first case: it is just in my deleted files
folder. But the second occurrence is a B/U of my deleted files folder.
My question: if I delete this folder, would it get rebuilt. I hope so,
as I would like to keep a B/U of my deleted files folder (after I delete
the bad email). Or I guess I can manually copy that folder there.

Mel

 

[Ricky]

You're welcome.

Ricky:

Thanks.

That site is VERY INFORMATIVE.

I've already made some changes (disabling the preview pane and putting a
pane button in my toolbar and also reading messages as text only).

Lots of great info there!!

Mel

Some info here..
For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

Correction:

The RECYLER folder does NOT normally contain a B/U of the deleted files
folder.

It is the recycle bin folder.

For some reason, that same email must have been there.

Anyway, I emptied the recycle bin and now the c:\RECYCLER is empty.





Ah... I think I've figured out how such a B/U got in the recycle bin.

Every so often, when you close OE, it offers to compact folders. When I
say
YES, part of the compacting process is to B/U each folder in OE, do the
compacting, and when successful it deletes the B/U file. For small
folders,
the B/U might be done in memory only. But for large folders like my
deleted
files folder (which I never empty), it saves the B/U somewhere and then
deletes it.

That's how it got in the recycle bin, I think


I have XP Home but this is probably an OE query. But I figured i'd post
it here for you smart folks to answer!!

OK -- long story but basically I have an EXPLOIT code problem with an
email, located in 2 places:

c:\DOCUME~1\MYNAME\LOCALS~1\APPLIC~1\IDENTI~1\{DFF16~1\MICROS~1\OUTLOO~1\DELETE~1.DBX/[From
"postmaster" <[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006
00:10:54 -0500]/html suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

c:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-~1\DC1273.BAK/[From "postmaster"
<[email protected]>][Date Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:10:54 -0500]/html
suspicion: Exploit.HTML.Iframe.FileDownload

It's been recommended that I totally delete the problem email. Well, I
can do this easily from the first case: it is just in my deleted files
folder. But the second occurrence is a B/U of my deleted files folder.
My question: if I delete this folder, would it get rebuilt. I hope so,
as I would like to keep a B/U of my deleted files folder (after I
delete the bad email). Or I guess I can manually copy that folder
there.

Mel