Finding a ghost file with explorer.

[Guest MEB]

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message

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| When I use "Agent Ransack",

| I can find "Vnetbios.vxd" at C:\windows\system

| however, it is missing with windows explorer.

| Why is this so?

| Thanks very much.

|

 

If you want to enable viewing for system files you will need to configure

View properties to allow such.

 

Open Explorer > View > Folder Options > View > tick/set Show All Files and

untick/unset Hide File Extensions for known Files Types.

 

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[Guest Rod]

Finding a ghost file with explorer.

 

 

When I use "Agent Ransack",

I can find "Vnetbios.vxd" at C:\windows\system

however, it is missing with windows explorer.

Why is this so?

Thanks very much.

[Guest glee]

Re: Finding a ghost file with explorer.

 

Click Start> Settings> Folder Options> View tab, click to enable "Show All Files"

and click OK.

 

Look in Windows Explorer again.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

 

 

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message

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>

> When I use "Agent Ransack",

> I can find "Vnetbios.vxd" at C:\windows\system

> however, it is missing with windows explorer.

> Why is this so?

> Thanks very much.

>

>

>

[Guest Rod]

Re: Finding a ghost file with explorer.

 

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> If you want to enable viewing for system files you will need to configure

> View properties to allow such.

> Open Explorer > View > Folder Options > View > tick/set Show All Files

and

> untick/unset Hide File Extensions for known Files Types.

> MEB

 

Thank you very much.

I am a long term (and red faced) w98 user,

I hadn't recalled the simple fix. :(

 

As an aside, I still wonder why MS likes to

hide their extensions (XP as well), when I find

them so beneficial.

R

[Guest Franc Zabkar]

Re: Finding a ghost file with explorer.

 

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:27:12 +0800, "Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au>

put finger to keyboard and composed:

>

>"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>news:OzkN$JLNIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

>> If you want to enable viewing for system files you will need to configure

>> View properties to allow such.

>> Open Explorer > View > Folder Options > View > tick/set Show All Files

>and

>> untick/unset Hide File Extensions for known Files Types.

>> MEB

>

>Thank you very much.

>I am a long term (and red faced) w98 user,

>I hadn't recalled the simple fix. :(

>

>As an aside, I still wonder why MS likes to

>hide their extensions (XP as well), when I find

>them so beneficial.

>R

 

I think it's intended to protect inexperienced users from themselves.

If you can't see a file, then you can't accidentally delete it.

 

That said, hidden extensions can work to the benefit of malware. For

example, there is a "shellscrap" exploit which takes advantage of the

fact that .shs extensions remain hidden, irrespective of the Hide File

Extensions setting. This enables malware to lurk inside attachments

such as "LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS" which would appear to the user as a

harmless text file, "LIFE_STAGES.TXT".

 

See

http://www.virusportal.com/com/virusinfo/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=21735

 

I have forced all the normally hidden file types (eg PIF, LNK, SHS) to

be visible at all times by adding the AlwaysShowExt string value to

the respective entries at the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key in the registry.

 

Make Risky File Extensions Obvious:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,103796-page,2-c,maintenancemanagement/article.html

 

- Franc Zabkar

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[Guest rod]

Re: Finding a ghost file with explorer.

 

 

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net>

> That said, hidden extensions can work to the benefit of malware. For

> example, there is a "shellscrap" exploit which takes advantage of the

> fact that .shs extensions remain hidden, irrespective of the Hide File

> Extensions setting. This enables malware to lurk inside attachments

> such as "LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS" which would appear to the user as a

> harmless text file, "LIFE_STAGES.TXT".

> - Franc Zabkar

 

Cheers Franc, that was interesting

the battle between good and evil continues.

In my day it was a little easier,

one just needed a mask, two six guns and some silver bullets.