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Title: possible virus?
Post by: Kenne 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?

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: Mongoose 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.

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: Kenne on October 18, 2013, 12:12:29 AM

yes, that did it.

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] 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!

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: Kenne 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.

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: guncrasher on October 19, 2013, 07:42:25 PM

no such thing as a trusted source.


semp

Title: Re: possible virus?
Post by: Bizman on October 20, 2013, 05:44:32 AM

There used to be some widespread virus which changed or deleted common file associations...