irritating windows question

[Kali]

After a session on the computer I get this strange little icon on my desktop it looks like a little piece of paper with the right upper corner bent over. The little picture on it kind of looks like a outlook express window. Underneath the icon is the symbol ~
If I right click and try to open I get a box that asks choice of list or internet to find a program to open. Nothing opens it - the internet opsion goes to a page that tells me I don't have authorization.

I just put them in the recycle bin and delete, but WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY????

[King Coal]

1. TommyKnockers

[dweller]

2. open in Notepad

or some other simple text editor, but that's only going to reveal the code.

run your antivirus, spyware, adaware etc just to be safe,
dp

[Kali]

4. have done all these

it doesn't seem to hurt anything - its just kind of irritating - and I'm not diligent to keep checking to see exactly when it appears...

[SoDesuKa]

3. Text Symbol

The icon for non-descript text is the piece of paper with one corner folded over. The tilde ~ says it doesn't have a name.

Some text file is ending up on your desktop. I suspect you've got some "baggage" in your browser. If you are using Internet Explorer, here's how to delete the baggage: In the Tools menu, open Internet Options.... In the General tab, in the Temporary Internet files section, click on Delete Files.

You will lose your cookies.

[Kali]

5. done

will check and write back manana.


Thanks

[Unperson 309]

6. "You will lose your cookies." Deep Lugubrious sigh...

Eeyore mode
Windoze has caused me to lose my cookies more than once... How typical.
/Eeyore Mode

Seriously, I'm defragmenting my hard drive... I started the process at around midnight. It is now 9:16 AM. I'm 81% completed. :boring:

I think I had a few scattered files, eh?
Maybe I'll just :argh:

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[OKNancy]

7. It's harmless

just drag it to your recycle bin. I get it sometimes when I spellcheck an e-mail.