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What is dh-smart-names.rdf & how can I clean it?

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I see a file named dh-smart-names.rdf that contains the plain text names of some sites I would like to remove as I have removed them from my History. How do I do this? I can edit it with Notepad if necessary.

The file re-creates itself each time I open Ffox, even if I don't visit those sites because they are not in my History, so deleting it when Ffox is closed is not going to work.

Is a virus/Trojan/etc at work? If so Norton and Pareto don't see it.

I see a file named dh-smart-names.rdf that contains the plain text names of some sites I would like to remove as I have removed them from my History. How do I do this? I can edit it with Notepad if necessary. The file re-creates itself each time I open Ffox, even if I don't visit those sites because they are not in my History, so deleting it when Ffox is closed is not going to work. Is a virus/Trojan/etc at work? If so Norton and Pareto don't see it.

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this file is created by the downloadhelper extension that you have installed.

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this file is created by the downloadhelper extension that you have installed.

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This file is from the Video Download Helper addon.

I believe this file is used for the "Smart Naming" feature of that addon.

For more info:
http://www.downloadhelper.net/smartname.php

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Thanks. That solves my problem.