I am being told that this file is a piece of damaging spyware. Can you tell
me if it is safe to delete, or whether it is actually a part of the Windows
XP system?

If you meant URLHIST.TLB, see these.

Symantec Security Response - Spyware.WinSpy
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...re.winspy.html

I am not recommending that your purchase PestPatrol, but this link has info
about URLHIST.TLB.

eTrust Spyware Encyclopedia - Win-Spy Pro 8.5
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/p...x?id=453094267

Niether URLHIST.TLB or URLHIST.TLE are part of Windows XP.

I have no .tle files of any kind on my machine.

..tlb files appear to be a Visual Basic type library (typelib) file for
ActiveX components.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:F9EAD1DE-69BE-43F1-9F96-1BD9D66789CA@microsoft.com,
Terry CD <TerryCD@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I am being told that this file is a piece of damaging spyware. Can you
> tell me if it is safe to delete, or whether it is actually a part of the
> Windows XP system?