weird file

**SysRq** · December 15th, 2002, 11:22 PM

A friend of mine asked me about the file 235003.exe and I have no idea what it is and I was hoping someone here could tell me.

**ziggie** · December 15th, 2002, 11:29 PM

remember rule..."when in doubt, throw it out."

**PresterJohn** · December 15th, 2002, 11:32 PM

or how about:

"if it's in question, you've learned a lesson"

not bad for 10 secs of thought, eh???

**OuTpaTienT** · December 15th, 2002, 11:43 PM

"If you're not sure where it came from, toss it in the trash drum."

Ok, ok, that was pretty bad.

**jman01pa** · December 16th, 2002, 12:03 AM

I searched google and this is all I found

http://bb4.voyeurweb.com/messages/13...tml?1038680458

Not much to go on but at least your not the first

BTW - what Rhymes with google?

**PresterJohn** · December 16th, 2002, 12:04 AM

>BTW - what Rhymes with google?

nothing that you can say in polite company. LOL

**SysRq** · December 16th, 2002, 01:05 AM

I sent her to that thread actually I was hoping to get something more detailed on it though seeing as I am curious about it as wlel now.

**Brainchild** · December 16th, 2002, 01:52 AM

hey man,

don't want to get you paranoid, but feds may have attached a program to porn pict files you may have downloaded. it may be program that kicks on from time to time, sending feds you ip info and details about the contents of your hard drive.

also, may be a virus, trojan, or worm...dunno.

run the virus scan, then run norton system works or norton utilities if you have it.

remember rule..."when in doubt, throw it out."

get rid of that file as soon as you can if you don't know what it does.

stay safe,

So is this a fact???

**Paluccie** · December 16th, 2002, 01:59 AM

ziggie is right... when in doubt throw it out... better safe then sorry..... or you could change the name and see how the computer responds then if ok throw out...

**davidamarkley** · December 16th, 2002, 02:07 AM

What folder is it in? That could tell you alot...

BTW, Froogle rhymes with Google!

**OuTpaTienT** · December 16th, 2002, 09:02 AM

Zip it up into a zip file. If nothing happens over a few days, then delete it. If it returns or a similar named number file returns then it's probably a virus or trojan.

If curiosity is getting the best of you then view it in text editor and see if you can figure anything out about it. Look for anything in English, especially near the top or botton of the file.

**Theophylact** · December 16th, 2002, 09:46 AM

Bugle, frugal, kugel, McDougal, flugel (as in horn), Hugel (well, no, not really, it's either French or German), conjugal ...

**no1_vern** · December 16th, 2002, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by jman01pa
I searched google and this is all I found

http://bb4.voyeurweb.com/messages/13...tml?1038680458

Not much to go on but at least your not the first

BTW - what Rhymes with google?

Um,

Please be frugal, answer your questions with Google.

Yes?