i need help with a ghost file...

[unclej]

a couple of weeks ago i registered with aol for their instant messaging service. a few days later i opened the "my documents" area on my computer and noticed a file titled "filelib". when i opened it there was another file with my new user name but it was empty. on the left side where you would normally find how much space was available in the file and how much was used there was nothing but zeroes. so i deleted it.

a couple of days later it was back and so i figured that i might have just thought that i deleted it so i did it again. a couple of days later and it was back.

the third or fourth time it came back i clicked on properties and found that it wasn't an archived or read only file. nothing was checked so i clicked archive, deleted it again and then emptied my deleted files file. it's back.

anyone have any idea what the hell this thing is and if it's important? if not, how do i get rid of it.

(i'm pretty sure it's a freakin' government plot of some sort)

 

[Killswitch]

Dude, you must be even more bored than me.

 

[unclej]

no man...i'm serious. my fuckin' computer is haunted by a ghost file and it'll probably steal all of my money out of my checking account and escapt to brazil if i don't figure out how to kill it for good. seriously, i'm serious...i am

 

[Guru]

 

[Killswitch]

Can I be of assistance?

 

[unclej]

no, seriously it's not a big deal. i'm just curious as to what it is and why it's there...if it performs some function or if it's a glitch of some sort. i thought someone might know to satisfy my curiosity.

 

[Weird Harold]

a couple of weeks ago i registered with aol for their instant messaging service.
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anyone have any idea what the hell this thing is and if it's important? if not, how do i get rid of it.

"filelib" is probablya programmer's shorthand for "File Library." Check your AIM preference for a list of file locations -- you'll probably find that one of the locations is set to My Documents.

If youwant to get rid of it permanently, uninstall AIM and then run ad-aware or some other spyware killer.

 

[unclej]

thanks harold..as always, i appreciate your help.

 

[#1tankcomander]

Ghost in the machine?????

Do you have skeletons in the closet????

or is there a body buried in a shallow grave in the basement?????

Your real name isn't John Wayne Casey is it????????

 

[Minkey Boodle]

You gotta make lots of skurry howling, creepy, ghost-like sounds and go bump in the night.

 

[Saint Peter]

That only works with your MAC MinkeyBaby.

 

[Minkey Boodle]

Oh, okay, then right click, or something.