File Extensions

firefighter2020 · 03-24-2009, 04:06 PM

question is this, I got questioned at work for accessing adult material on a work computer. Supposedly one image titled something like this
wbk3[9834].tmp.jpg
was found on my computer. I use my computer for work and have no need to view that stuff at work. So what does this file name mean? was it a temporary file? how did it get there? does the wording and brackets mean anything?
Can someone please give me some info on this?

--Frustrated

**manic** · 03-24-2009, 07:32 PM

Looks to me like a .jpg, which is typical for pictures, and the tmp would
mean its a temp file. The first three letters is some sort of abbreviation
as to what the photo's name is, or was. Anyones guess..

firefighter2020 · 03-25-2009, 07:09 AM

so was there anyway for that file to get there without my knowing it? so the wbk3 was the file name, and the numbers in the brackets are a filing system in a temp area? I didn't put it there so I'm just trying to over analyze the file name to the fullest. I want to know how it got there.

**sobeit** · 03-25-2009, 08:02 AM

what folder was the file located in? Generally I would not worry about it. Whether or not you visit a page, sometimes there are ads in pages that are embedded from other sites. Ads can be jpg files.

firefighter2020 · 03-25-2009, 07:21 PM

not sure what folder it was in. But what you're saying sounds about right. I appreciate the input.

03-24-2009, 04:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
firefighter2020 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp 3	File Extensions question is this, I got questioned at work for accessing adult material on a work computer. Supposedly one image titled something like this wbk3[9834].tmp.jpg was found on my computer. I use my computer for work and have no need to view that stuff at work. So what does this file name mean? was it a temporary file? how did it get there? does the wording and brackets mean anything? Can someone please give me some info on this? --Frustrated

03-24-2009, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Re: File Extensions Looks to me like a .jpg, which is typical for pictures, and the tmp would mean its a temp file. The first three letters is some sort of abbreviation as to what the photo's name is, or was. Anyones guess.. __________________

03-25-2009, 07:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
firefighter2020 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp 3	Re: File Extensions so was there anyway for that file to get there without my knowing it? so the wbk3 was the file name, and the numbers in the brackets are a filing system in a temp area? I didn't put it there so I'm just trying to over analyze the file name to the fullest. I want to know how it got there.

03-25-2009, 08:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: File Extensions what folder was the file located in? Generally I would not worry about it. Whether or not you visit a page, sometimes there are ads in pages that are embedded from other sites. Ads can be jpg files. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

03-25-2009, 07:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
firefighter2020 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp 3	Re: File Extensions not sure what folder it was in. But what you're saying sounds about right. I appreciate the input.