Outlook keeps trying to download some html file

[BobRoyAce]

A couple of days ago, an annoying thing started happening with Outlook
2010. It always happens when I go to reply to an email, and sometimes
happens when I just let Outlook sit there without me doing anything.
What happens is that it keeps popping up dialog boxes asking me if I
want to save a file. The name of the file is cryptic, and ends with
a .html extension. The filename actually looks like a GUID.

It pops up this dialog over and over and over and it's really becoming
annoying. I don't know what happened to start this behavior, but I
sure would love to know how to stop it!

Any ideas would be most appreciated.

 

[BobRoyAce]

I just noticed another thing. The name of the file that it asks me
about downloading changes every time the dialog box comes up, as if
some code is generating a GUID each time.

Could this be a virus?

 

[benjaminp]

BobRoyAce wrote on 12/15/2010 00:52 ET

A couple of days ago, an annoying thing started happening with Outloo
2010. It always happens when I go to reply to an email, and sometime
happens when I just let Outlook sit there without me doing anything
What happens is that it keeps popping up dialog boxes asking me if
want to save a file. The name of the file is cryptic, and ends wit
a .html extension. The filename actually looks like a GUID

It pops up this dialog over and over and over and it's really becomin
annoying. I don't know what happened to start this behavior, but
sure would love to know how to stop it

Any ideas would be most appreciated

Did you ever find a solution to this? I am having the exact same problem.

 

[Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]]

we think the new problem is caused by updates to antivirus - which one
do you use?


Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
OutlookForums http://www.outlookforums.com

 

[andyrocker1970]

I'm having the same sort of problems too