Blue file names a possible virus symptom?

[CABH]

Over the last few days the filenames on my computer have been turning black to blue. I don't know what's causing it, but it does seem to be "spreading."

I've used Symantec's Klez virus remover, but it came up as not being effected by Klez (I had received an email earlier possibly contaning the virus). I've used both McAfee and Housecall in order to detect viruses. Neither found any, but both completed their scans, they weren't interupted like what Klez does. According to every anti-virus scan I've attempted my computer is clean. Yet more and more of my files are turning blue, I don't even no if this is harmful.

Here is an image from my system directory, to better explain:

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hughes_t/images/system.gif

I'm using XP pro and is updated with every new MS patch. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Kento]

Well I don't know but i'm sure it's not a virus doing it. Maybe that's a new feature of XP? I wish mine turned blue. I like blue better. You might want to post your question in the XP forum or maybe on another board like these.

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

http://forums.techguy.org/

Some there may have some suggestions.

 

[AVChap]

XP has a weird way of "color-coding" the files. YOu can check with the XP forum here but it would seem to indicate (in blue) that these files have been used recently.

Nothing virus-related in this

AVChap

 

[hnd]

Usually a blue Filename means File is compressed. You can turn this option on/off in the explorer menü view/Options
hnd
hasso55@yahoo.com

 

[SteveTheGeek]

Blue in NT4/Win2k OSes (and I'd imagine XP) is indicative of compressed files. The system will automatically compress files you haven't used in a while, unless you've disabled compression on the drive. Try accessing a blue file, it should uncompress and stay black again.
-Steve

 

[CABH]

Thanx guys. I had a similar reply on the microsoft newsgroups forums.

When I turned the option off the files did return to black. However, I don't understand why they turned blue in the first place, I don't allow compression, and when opening up files that were blue they remained blue.

I know this is the wrong forum for this, so no need to answer.

Again thanx for your help, I appreciate it.