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Re: VIRUS ALERT --- HOAX

2003-03-08 by sceptre12345

This is a hoax!!!

see http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/jdbgmgr.shtml
Cheers,
Andre

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian 
Hirschfield" <brian@b...> wrote:
> To all on my email address list :
> 
> I received the following email and, checking, the file was in my 
C:\windows\system32 directory ....
> 
> A virus has been passed to me (a grey teddy bear in my 'C' drive) 
and
> since  you are in my address book the chances are that you have it 
too.  Please
>  follow the directions below and delete it.  It is sent 
AUTOMATICALLY by
>  messenger and by the address book WHETHER OR NOT you send emails 
to your
>  contacts.  It sits on the drive for an unspecified time and then 
sets to
>  work and damages the system.  It is not detected by Norton or 
McAfee
>  antivirus systems, and it obviously avoided my PC-cillin antivirus
>  software!!
> 
>  The virus is called "jdbgmgr.exe.
> 
>  Here's how to delete:
> 
>  1. Go to Start/Find/Search
>  2. Select File/folders and type in the name 'jdbgmgr.exe
>  3. Select "C" drive plus any other hard drives you have
>  4. Click "Find Now"
>  5. The virus has a teddybear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe (DO 
NOT OPEN
>  IT!!!)
>  6. Go to 'edit' on the menu bar and chose "Select All" to 
highlight the file
>  without opening it.
>  7. Now go to "File", select delete and send it to the bin
> 
>  IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS - AS I DID - CONTACT ALL ON YOUR ADDRESS 
BOOK SO
> THEY CAN ERADICATE IT.
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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