Re: you may have a virus...i had one

David,

Your acquaintance has done you, and us, a disservice. This is a virus 
hoax. Yet one more way that hackers try to disrupt our lives. Alway 
best to check these kind of things out before sending. I found this 
note, 
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html,
on the symantec site with just one quick google search.

"This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to 
persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. 
Jdbgmgr.exe is the file to which the hoax refers, and it is the 
Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java."

Best wishes,

Ron

--- In BuildaCarFreeCity@..., David Ceaser 
<carfreecity@...> wrote:
> an acquaintance sent this to me and i did have a virus
> on my computer... delete it if you have... it is easy
> to delete and then send this to the folks in your
> directory.
> 
> sorry about that 
> 
> david
> 
> > 
> > Hi All...
> > 
> > I am sorry to inform you that your inclusion in my
> > address book may have
> > caused a possible virus to be placed on your
> > computer. This virus, which
> > automatically infected my address book, was
> > inadvertently passed on to me by
> > a contact, who was kind enough to let me know. Since
> > you are in my address
> > book, there is a good chance you will find it on
> > your computer also.
> > 
> > The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is NOT detected by
> > Norton or McAfee
> > Anti-Virus systems. The virus, allegedly, sits for
> > 14 days before damaging
> > the system. It is sent automatically by messenger
> > and by address book,
> > WHETHER OR NOT you sent e-mails to your contacts. To
> > infect, no action was
> > needed by me or you.
> > 
> > I received the following message below and had to
> > remove the file from my
> > computer. I followed the directions and erased the
> > virus easily. Please
> > take two minutes to search your computer as
> > described below. Here's how to
> > check for the virus... and get rid of it.
> > YOU MUST DO THIS
> > 1) Go to Start, Find, or Search option.
> > 2) In the file/folders option, type or paste the
> > name: jdbgmgr.exe
> > 3) Be sure to search your C: drive and all
> > subfolders and any other drives
> > you may have
> > 4) Click "find now"
> > 5) The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name
> > jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN
> > IT.
> > 6) Go to Edit (on the menu bar), 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
> > the Recycle Bin
> > 8) Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well
> > 
> > IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE
> > PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
> > BOOK, SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS
> > BOOKS
> > To do this:
> > a) Open a new e-mail message
> > b) Click the icon of the address book next to the
> > "to"
> > c) Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
> > d) Copy this message...enter subject...paste the
> > above text into the e-mail
> > body... send
> > 
> > Sorry again and thanks for cooperating-
> > 
> > Najema Music
> > Yvonne Kahan-Dalal
> > Ella Dar
> 
> 
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