Re: Virus Problems

This is a HOAX. Please go to the official Symantec page for a listing of computer hoaxes whenever you get something like this. There are also clear indicators in the text when something is a hoax. These are phrases like "is not detected by Norton nor McAffee anti-virus system" and also exhortations to send the message to everyone you know.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html


If you follow the directions below you will actually delete a legitimate file. It is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java.

If you have accidently followed the directions to delete the file you can also find directions on the Symantec page about how to restore it.

Carol Moholt
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At 11:11 AM -0700 5/6/03, Richard Markell wrote:
A virus has been passed to me by a contact. My address book WAS infected.

 >Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you will find

it

 >in
 >your computer too. The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by

Norton

 >nor McAfee anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days

before

 >damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the
 >address book, whether or not you sent Emails to your contacts. Here is

how

 >to check for the virus and how to get rid of it: PLEASE DO THIS!! A

contact

 >warned me and sure enough, I had the virus! Follow directions

carefully
so

 >you do not inadvertently open the file containing the virus!!!!!!!!!!!
 >
 >
 >1. Go to Start, then click your 'Find' or 'Search' option
 >
 >2. In the file folder option type the name...jdbgmgr.exe
 >
 >3. Be sure you search your C drive and all sub 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
 >
 >If you find the virus you must contact all of the people in your

address

 >book so they can eradicate it from their own address books!! To Do

This:

 >
 >1. Open a new email message
 >
 >2. Click the icon of the address book next to the "To:"
 >
 >3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
 >
 >4. Copy this message paste to e-mail and send
 >












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