Whats a dat file - Does any one know..

akuma_forever · 11-20-2002, 03:21 PM

i got a email and it has an attchment that is a 'DAT FILE' (.dat) and it says if i oppen it it could damage my computer...( this is a returned email from the dev team) and i was just wondering what a DAT FILE is... ???

Scorponok · 11-20-2002, 03:36 PM

Uh.. uh.. uh..hmm..uhh.... best guess would be.. uh.. a file extension for Palm Pilot programs?Lol

Edit: I surfed the web a bit and found this, "DAT Data file
DAT A data file extension used to designate an error message in a inbound internet email message (Microsoft Exchange Server v 5.0)
DAT WordPerfect Merge Data
DAT Extension used for some MPEG files"

oh, and what's the file name? Like what does it say before .dat? Doesn't happen to be..rdxr020305.dat ? lol

DX Zero · 11-20-2002, 04:35 PM

lol it could be a virus, or a useless file, i wouldnt think u get a dat file if u do anything ordinary, if u got it from a spam mail its a virus.... if u dont know what it is, delete it

akuma_forever · 11-21-2002, 02:02 PM

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ost_uid0="DX Zero"]lol it could be a virus, or a useless file, i wouldnt think u get a dat file if u do anything ordinary, if u got it from a spam mail its a virus.... if u dont know what it is, delete it

[/quote]
then its definatly a virus... thanx...

Scorponok · 11-21-2002, 03:43 PM

But what was the name of the attachment, you never said..

akuma_forever · 11-22-2002, 02:14 PM

i cant find it right now...i think its gone...

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11-20-2002, 04:35 PM	#3
DX Zero Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,139 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	lol it could be a virus, or a useless file, i wouldnt think u get a dat file if u do anything ordinary, if u got it from a spam mail its a virus.... if u dont know what it is, delete it __________________ DX was here.

11-21-2002, 02:02 PM	#4
akuma_forever Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The World Posts: 4,392 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	[quoteost_uid0="DX Zero"]lol it could be a virus, or a useless file, i wouldnt think u get a dat file if u do anything ordinary, if u got it from a spam mail its a virus.... if u dont know what it is, delete it [/quote] then its definatly a virus... thanx...

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11-20-2002, 03:21 PM	#1
akuma_forever Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The World Posts: 4,392 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	i got a email and it has an attchment that is a 'DAT FILE' (.dat) and it says if i oppen it it could damage my computer...( this is a returned email from the dev team) and i was just wondering what a DAT FILE is... ???

11-20-2002, 03:36 PM	#2
Scorponok Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,650 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): 0 Thanks (Received): 0 Likes (Given): 0 Likes (Received): 0 Dislikes (Given): 0 Dislikes (Received): 0 Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Uh.. uh.. uh..hmm..uhh.... best guess would be.. uh.. a file extension for Palm Pilot programs?Lol Edit: I surfed the web a bit and found this, "DAT Data file DAT A data file extension used to designate an error message in a inbound internet email message (Microsoft Exchange Server v 5.0) DAT WordPerfect Merge Data DAT Extension used for some MPEG files" oh, and what's the file name? Like what does it say before .dat? Doesn't happen to be..rdxr020305.dat ? lol

11-21-2002, 03:43 PM	#5
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11-22-2002, 02:14 PM	#6
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