Is jdbmgmgr.exe in Windows Registry a virus or a hoax??

[Raylene]

Is I was told that in WindowsXP if you have a file in C
drive anywhere called jdbmgmgr.exe it is a virus and to
delete it off of your hard drive.

I found this file in my system 32 folder in my C drive.

It has a teddy bear icon and in properties says it's a
Microsoft Debugging registrar application.

Can someone please advise asap wheather this is a hoax
and is a file in fact required to run in system 32 or
whether it is a virus and I should delete it as soon as
possible and not open it as it's apparently spread
through Outlook Express without people's knowledge.

Much thanks, in advance,

Raylene

[Silly You]

"Raylene" > wrote in message =
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> Is I was told that in WindowsXP if you have a file in C=20
> drive anywhere called jdbmgmgr.exe it is a virus and to=20
> delete it off of your hard drive.
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> I found this file in my system 32 folder in my C drive.
>=20
> It has a teddy bear icon and in properties says it's a=20
> Microsoft Debugging registrar application.
>=20
> Can someone please advise asap wheather this is a hoax=20
> and is a file in fact required to run in system 32 or=20
> whether it is a virus and I should delete it as soon as=20
> possible and not open it as it's apparently spread=20
> through Outlook Express without people's knowledge.
>=20
> Much thanks, in advance,
>=20
> Raylene

Leave it be, it is a hoax. You'll never use the debugger anyway; that =
..exe is for Visual J++ developers. Unless you do this sort of thing, =
you'll never use it.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Raylene,

Further information:

Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java Is Not a Virus [Q322993]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D322993

--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Raylene" > wrote in message =
...
> Is I was told that in WindowsXP if you have a file in C=20
> drive anywhere called jdbmgmgr.exe it is a virus and to=20
> delete it off of your hard drive.
>=20
> I found this file in my system 32 folder in my C drive.
>=20
> It has a teddy bear icon and in properties says it's a=20
> Microsoft Debugging registrar application.
>=20
> Can someone please advise asap wheather this is a hoax=20
> and is a file in fact required to run in system 32 or=20
> whether it is a virus and I should delete it as soon as=20
> possible and not open it as it's apparently spread=20
> through Outlook Express without people's knowledge.
>=20
> Much thanks, in advance,
>=20
> Raylene

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This is a very old hoax. If your antivirus software is current and
detects nothing, you're safe. Do nothing with the named file, delete
the email, and tell whomever sent you the original message to check
their facts before spreading rumors.

Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java Is Not a Virus
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993

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

It's important to remember that almost _any_ email virus warning
is a hoax, designed primarily to bog down email systems by having
well-meaning but uniformed people send out hundreds of otherwise
valueless email warnings. When you receive a warning like this, the
*first* thing you should do is check its veracity at one or more of
the following web sites:

Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

F-Secure Security Information Center - Hoaxes
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp

If you did delete the file, you really haven't done much damage.
This file is used by Java programmers to find errors in their code.
If you don't do any Java programming, you don't really need the file.


Bruce Chambers

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"Raylene" > wrote in message
...
> Is I was told that in WindowsXP if you have a file in C
> drive anywhere called jdbmgmgr.exe it is a virus and to
> delete it off of your hard drive.
>
> I found this file in my system 32 folder in my C drive.
>
> It has a teddy bear icon and in properties says it's a
> Microsoft Debugging registrar application.
>
> Can someone please advise asap wheather this is a hoax
> and is a file in fact required to run in system 32 or
> whether it is a virus and I should delete it as soon as
> possible and not open it as it's apparently spread
> through Outlook Express without people's knowledge.
>
> Much thanks, in advance,
>
> Raylene

[Ken Blake]

In , Raylene wrote:

> Is I was told that in WindowsXP if you have a file in C
> drive anywhere called jdbmgmgr.exe it is a virus and to
> delete it off of your hard drive.
>
> I found this file in my system 32 folder in my C drive.
>
> It has a teddy bear icon and in properties says it's a
> Microsoft Debugging registrar application.
>
> Can someone please advise asap wheather this is a hoax
> and is a file in fact required to run in system 32 or
> whether it is a virus


It's an old and well-known hoax. Do *not* delete it.

--
Ken Blake
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