[Bell Historians] potential virus warning

[Sam R. Alston]

This is a hoax virus.
If you delete this file, Microsoft programs will be affected.
Check out the hoax virus website.
Pretty clever to get the end user to screw up his own computer instead of
writing a virus to get by the anti-virus software.
Do NOT perform these instructions.



On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:31:49 +0000 "Alan Furse" <alfurse at h...>
writes:
> 
> 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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