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Thread ID: 14463	2002-01-09 14:32:00	The C:\windows\temp problem from Badtrans	Guest (0)	Press F1

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30463	2002-01-09 14:32:00	The Other day when I went to the C:\windows\temp folder I found a lot of repeated *.txt files where ' * ' subject of E-mail I had read in Outlook express, Someone told me this was the result of the badtrans virus, I did a file find for files with the content of the text 'BadTrans' that found files but nothing abnormal, so then I did a search for 'C:\windows\temp' and that found a file in C:\windows called '_delis43.ini' and here is the content of that file ------------ start of file '_delis43.ini' ------------------------ file0] main=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INS5176._MP exeostype=1 alt0=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\ZDataI51.dll alt1=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_WUTL951.DLL [file1] main=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INS0432._MP exeostype=1 alt0=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INZ0432._MP alt1=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_WUTL95.DLL [file2] main=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INS0432._MP exeostype=1 alt0=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INZ0432._MP alt1=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_WUTL95.DLL [file3] main=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INS0432._MP exeostype=1 alt0=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_INZ0432._MP alt1=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\_WUTL95.DLL ----------------------- End of File --------------- Keeping a eye (two in fact) on that folder now, as I use Outlook express , shows that file names come and go but do not remain in there like they used too. In fact right now while I am typing this on Star Office 5.2 there is a folder called ' soffice.tmp ' From Eric	Guest (0)
30464	2002-01-11 09:57:00	What exactly is the point of this post? Windows temp directory is a directory which is exactly as it says, a temporary directory. Any program can and does use this directory for temporary storage, and your soffice.tmp directory is a temporary directory being used by StarOffice...	Guest (0)
30465	2002-01-13 16:12:00	The whole point about this posting is the virus problem, you need to read Ian.	Guest (0)
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