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Offline Kenne

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possible virus?
« on: October 17, 2013, 04:00:06 PM »
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links in emails when click produce this error:

 "The file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action"

 even when i sent my self a test email with "www.google.com"
 produce the same error.

 when i right click on the link and choose "save target as..."
 the file to be saved looks like:
 google_com.htm

 i have vista home OS

 any help?
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Offline Mongoose

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2013, 09:42:52 PM »
  Somehow your computer either does not have a default browser set, or html files are not associated with a web browser. I am not at a location where I can easily check for specific steps to solve this in Vista.  But check your file associations, if you know how.
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Offline Kenne

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2013, 12:12:29 AM »
yes, that did it.
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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2013, 12:31:23 AM »
Quote from: Kenne on October 18, 2013, 12:12:29 AM
yes, that did it.

If you don't have a virus already, clicking links in e-mails is a sure way to get one!
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Offline Kenne

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2013, 05:59:39 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on October 18, 2013, 12:31:23 AM
If you don't have a virus already, clicking links in e-mails is a sure way to get one!

true, but when you have emails from trusted sources and the links dont work...time to investigate.
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Offline guncrasher

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2013, 07:42:25 PM »
no such thing as a trusted source.


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Offline Bizman

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Re: possible virus?
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2013, 05:44:32 AM »
There used to be some widespread virus which changed or deleted common file associations...
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