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Temporary decrypt files not deleted. by Malekith on 10-11-2008 at 06:56 AM

I was looking through my chat log directory and found a file named tmpdecrypt_XXXX.html. I realised this was a temporary file with my unencrypted chat log for when i view them, however i had not viewed them in a long time. It may have been because MSN might have crashed before it could have deleted the file some time.

So my point is, i suggest the Messenger Plus! periodically searches your chat log directory for these temporary files and deletes them, its a fairly big security risk.


RE: Temporary decrypt files not deleted. by Patchou on 10-11-2008 at 04:30 PM

The Log Viewer has several protections to prevent that from happening. One of those is to search for old decrypted file that may have been left over following a computer crash, everytime the log viewer starts.

Whatever the reason was for this file to be left over, this is strange and should not have happened. I guess there was a combination of bad luck (or file access rights?).