My computer was acting up.
Files disappeared from my open windows and strangely reappeared.
Checked my drives with Norton, and sure enough:
Virus detected, hidden in a PPS file I had recently received in e-mail.
Unlike most graphics files PPS (power point slideshow) contains script,
a perfect place to hide viruses, worms and the like,
Your mail-server can not guarantee 100% accuracy in scanning your attachments.
Some mail servers (gmail) now allow you to view the slideshow content online without downloading the file.
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