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Hi guys,

I have noticed that a few of our work computers have recently started to
display an icon on the windows desktop that has no file association and is
simply named ' ~ ' . I have deleted it but it seems to be coming back.

All the computers are running McAfee Anti-Virus software which is updated
daily.

Any ideas? TIA

"Neil" <> wrote in
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> Hi guys,
>
> I have noticed that a few of our work computers have recently
> started to display an icon on the windows desktop that has no file
> association and is simply named ' ~ ' . I have deleted it but it
> seems to be coming back.
>
> All the computers are running McAfee Anti-Virus software which is
> updated daily.
>
> Any ideas? TIA

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On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:02:01 +0100, "Neil" <>
wrote:

>Hi guys,
>
>I have noticed that a few of our work computers have recently started to
>display an icon on the windows desktop that has no file association and is
>simply named ' ~ ' . I have deleted it but it seems to be coming back.
>
>All the computers are running McAfee Anti-Virus software which is updated
>daily.
>
>Any ideas? TIA
>

It is not caused by a virus, however, it does show a big security
hole. You are still using OE and probably IE. I would recommend
downloading and installing Mozilla or combination of Opera / Agent.

You can then uninstall Outlook Express and the Windows Address Book
which will fix this problem and make your PC more secure and less
virus-prone.

HTH
Aaron Lingwood