[Bell Historians] potential virus warning

[Alan Furse]

Nick
I don't know. The person who sent me the warning evidently took it seriously 
so I could hardly do otherwise.
Alan Furse






>From: "Nick Bowden" <nickwbowden at f...>
>Reply-To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] potential virus warning
>Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:35:30 -0000
>
>Isn't this a hoax???
>Nick
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Alan Furse <alfurse at h...>
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>Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:31 AM
>Subject: [Bell Historians] potential virus warning
>
>
> >
> > To everyone in my address book
> >
> > A potential virus has been passed on to me by a contact. My address book
>has
> > in turn been infected. Since you are in my address book there is a good
> > chance that you will find it in your computer also. I am told that the
>virus
> > (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or Macafee anti-virus
> > systems. This virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging your 
>system.
>It
> > is sent automatically by messenger or the address book whether or not 
>you
> > send e-mails to the contacts in your address book. Here is how to check
>for
> > the virus and get rid of it. It only takes a minute or two but could 
>save
> > you a lot of headaches later on.
> >
> > 1. Go to START then go to find/search option
> > 2. In the file/folder option type in the name: jdbgmgr.exe
> > 3. Be sure to search your C drive and all subfolders and other drives
> > 4. Click find now
> > 5. The virus has a grey teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe on it.
>DO
> > NOT OPEN
> > 6. Go to edit on the menu bar and choose 'select all' to highlight the
>file
> > without opening it
> > 7. Now go to file on the menu bar and select 'delete'. It will then go 
>to
> > your Recycle Bin
> > 8. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it as well.
> >
> > IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
>BOOK
> > SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT ALSO IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS
> >
> > TO DO THIS:
> >
> > 1. Open a new e-mail message
> > 2. Click the icon for address book next to the To
> > 3. Highlight every name and add to BCC
> > 4. Copy this entire message enter subject and paste to e-mail and send
> >
> > REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO DO THIS QUICKLY
> >
> > My contact apologizes for the nuisance that this brings - but it is 
>better
> > to be safe than sorry.
> >
> > PS - when I checked the above I did find it on my computer and erased it
>as
> > set out above.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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