Originally posted by the_g_nee
Correct me if i am wrong, I know someone will, but if a file is labelled "file.vbs.wav" or "file.exe.mp3" then if you dont have file extensions showing, might it appear to be a wav or mp3 file, but infact could well be a worm / virii infected file?
Actually just vice versa... "file.exe.mp3" is an mp3-file, so it's pretty harmless as well as "file.vbs.wav" is also a harmless wav-file. But if the file is named "file.mp3.vbs", it's an executing script which can contain a virus. This is what Remote_Access_ meant with his post, the first thing you do when arriving a Windows box is to toggle "Hide all known file extensions" off - go to View | Options | [Probably-the-2nd-tab] to see that option. This makes "file.mp3.vbs" to show as "file.mp3.vbs", not "file.mp3" as it otherwise would.

-ZeroOne