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

ron and carfree site,

sorry to spread this nasty rumor. i am sorry if is
caused any of you any problems

thanks for clarifying the situation.

david

--- "Ronetele <ronetele13-/[email protected]>"
<ronetele13-/[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 [email protected], David
> Ceaser 
> <[email protected]> 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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