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seahorse
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Posted - 26 April 2004 :  21:45:42  Show Profile  Visit seahorse's Homepage
Hi All,

I've been getting spam and other virus emails with PIF and SCR(?) attachments.

What I'm curious about is what a PIF and SCR files are supposed to do, besides transmit viruses?
Ken
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RichardKinser
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USA
16655 Posts
Posted - 26 April 2004 :  21:49:29  Show Profile
.pif files are windows shortcut files that usually point to ms-dos based programs.

more info on .pif extension: http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=pif

.scr files are windows screensaver files.

more info on .scr extension: http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=scr
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seahorse
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Posted - 26 April 2004 :  22:02:37  Show Profile  Visit seahorse's Homepage
Thanks, Richard.
Ken
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RichardKinser
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Posted - 26 April 2004 :  22:05:31  Show Profile
you're welcome
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