Re: Fw: Urgent - Address Book Virus

[burnett@pobox.com]

This is a hoax. If you delete the file as this hoax instructs, you will be 
deleting a valid files. 

See links below to confirm, please. 

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/helpdesk/whatsnew/sp02/jdbgmgr.exe_051002.html

http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/jdbmgr.html

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/jdbgmgr.htm


best,
Steve Burnett

On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Ronald G. Begley wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Tim Price 
> To: William Harris ; Ted Mittman ; swingalikat ; Steve Lane ; Ronald G. 
>Begley ; RITAOMC@aol.com ; Mike Trippi ; lalasisi@talkmatch.com ; 
>Kovalski, John ; Jade Lin ; Jacqueline Nathan ; Harrold, Ruth Ann ; 
>Hakeem Najeeullah ; Grady Smith ; George Salazar ; Dighe, Ranjit ; Dave 
>Grey ; Compe, Dave ; BobCrain 
> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 1:24 AM
> Subject: Fw: Urgent - Address Book Virus
> 
> 
> Sorry Folks,
> 
> Apparently my virus protection software did not filter this thing out. 
>It does not look like it did any damage to my system but then again I did 
>not open it.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> Subject: Urgent - Address Book Virus
> 
> 
> Hello All - I got a notice and found I had this virus.  Please check 
>your system.  If you have it, it will work through your address book to 
>others.  I was able to delete it quite easily.  Here is what you must do:
> 
>        Go to Start, then Find or Search
>        In Files/Folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
>        Be sure to search in your "C" Drive
>        Click Find or Search
>        DO NOT OPEN if you find it.  The virus has a teddy bear logo with 
>the name        
>              jdbgmgr.exe
>        Right Click and Delete it
>        Go to the Recycle Bin and Delete it there
>        IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR
>        ADDRESS BOOK 
> 

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Steve Burnett    burnett@pobox.com   http://www.pobox.com/~burnett/
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