Blue background behind some file names in finder

Hello,
I've been noticing that some of my file names have a blue background behind them, while others don't. It's not an alternating pattern either. It's very random. Most files have the blue background, while some have a while background behind the file name.
This is happening in Finder, and in all folders.
Thanks

Thanks, I'll give that a try.
I'm wondering though, is there a default setting that is set when the OS is loaded? We just did a re-install of OS 10.4 on the machine, and I'm wondering if there is a setting that needs to be changed for new files that are downloaded from email? I'd just like to get rid of the color altogether.

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