Virus

[Connie Upright]

I was informed I received an email with a virus in it
undetectible by McAfee or Norton. The file is jdbg.exe
and I should locate this file if in my system and delete
to the recycle bin. When I go to empty the recycle bin,
the file's name is Microsoft Debugger Registration...
Should I delete this file ?? Does it contain a virus??
Would this be some kind of sick joke. I will be glad to
get rid of this file if I don't need it, but I just don't
know what to do?
Thanks for anyone's help out there.
Connie

[Ken Blake]

"Connie Upright" > wrote in message
...

> I was informed I received an email with a virus in it
> undetectible by McAfee or Norton. The file is jdbg.exe


I think you mean jdbgmgr.exe.


> and I should locate this file if in my system and delete
> to the recycle bin. When I go to empty the recycle bin,
> the file's name is Microsoft Debugger Registration...
> Should I delete this file ??


No.


> Does it contain a virus??


No.


> Would this be some kind of sick joke.


It's an old and well-known hoax. Do not do as it says. Read
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

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[Amethyst]

Ken Blake wrote:
> "Connie Upright" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I was informed I received an email with a virus in it
>> undetectible by McAfee or Norton. The file is jdbg.exe
>
>
> I think you mean jdbgmgr.exe.
>
>
>> and I should locate this file if in my system and delete
>> to the recycle bin. When I go to empty the recycle bin,
>> the file's name is Microsoft Debugger Registration...
>> Should I delete this file ??
>
>
> No.
>
>
>> Does it contain a virus??
>
>
> No.
>
>
>> Would this be some kind of sick joke.
>
>
> It's an old and well-known hoax. Do not do as it says. Read
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

It started because, IIRC, there /was/ a virus that attached itself to that
file, but it changed the icon from a teddy bear to a screwdriver.

I've often wondered why the icon for that particular executable was a teddy
anyway? No-one's ver been able to enlighten me.

Cass


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