Desktop icon appearing after internet use

[Kenzie]

A desktop icon regularly appears on my desktop which appears to be as a result of some kind of fault but I haven't a clue what it is. It looks like a window (as in windows software) on a blank page with the top right hand corner turned down. Does anyone have a clue what this is?

[Confab]

Its probably the bug in outlook or outlook express that places an icon on your desktop if an entry is made in your address book does it have a tilde ~ in it as well? I think it does from memory

[Confab]

Sorry, there should have been a full stop after "book"

[Confab]

Try this for more info

http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

[Confab]

If you want to see the link I posted removed the </p> from the address bar. Somehow it was pasted with this in it

[Kenzie]

Confab, thanks for your help. Yes, there is a tilde (underneath the icon). I went straight to the link you provided but I need to study that in more detail. Just to be reassured, though, the bug you describe in your first post isn't a virus is it?

[Confab]

No its not a virus and its nothing at all to worry about. Microsoft know all about it as it was their error. Most people just delete the icon.

Confab

[Kenzie]

Oh, that's good. Thanks again.