The ILOVEYOU virus and some of its variants do exactly this - rename all
JPG files to .JPG.VBS files.  Try just renaming one of the files to
remove the ".VBS" part and they should work again.  The company I work
for got hit in the first pass of the ILOVEYOU virus.

---- Original Message -----
From: Hank Bienert <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] FILES MISASSOCIATED


> I use LView Pro...and followed the "help" instructions-file
types-highlit
> "vbs"-edit-type in "open" in action-change via browse to LV iewPro.Now
> associated with LView pro which unfortunately "does not support
> .vbs.jpg".Next step? and thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: A&C Thompson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 4:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] FILES MISASSOCIATED
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Hank Bienert <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 4:23 PM
> > Subject: [PCSOFT] FILES MISASSOCIATED
> >
> >
> > A young friend sent an e-mail with attachment which had a ".vbs"
suffix
> which I tried to open twice
> > and it would not open so I deleted it.Then all ".jpg" became
".jpg.vbs"
> and will not open.What
> > should I do?
>

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