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Virus?
I received the following email from a trusted source. Is
this legit, or should I just ignore it? Is it a real virus? I was notified today by someone whose address book I am in that they had found a virus that someone had attached to his computer. It supposedly attaches to everyone in his address book and his C drive. Today I did find that virus on my C drive. Therefore, since you're in my address book, you'll probably find it in your computer too. The virus (called jdbg.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee Anti-Virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by address book, whether or not you've sent e-mail to your contacts or not. Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it. PLEASE DO THIS ASAP ( it will only take a minute) 1. Go to START, and then click your FIND or SEARCH option 2.In the folder option, type the name - jdbgm 3.Be sure to search your C Drive and all of the folders 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) and 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. Empty all items from your recycle bin 8.If you find the virus, you must contact all the people in your address book so that they may eradicate the virus from their own address books. To do this: a. Open a new e-mail message b. Click the icon Address Book next to TO c. Highlight every name and add to BCC |
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Virus?
Greetings --
This is a very, very old hoax; one of the oldest currently in circulation. If your antivirus software is current and detects nothing, you're most likely 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...;en-us;Q322993 Jdbgmgr.exe file Hoax http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...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 Bruce Chambers -- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "Cindy" wrote in message ... I received the following email from a trusted source. Is this legit, or should I just ignore it? Is it a real virus? |
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