Sulfnbk Hoax

[Carl Meyer]

Thanks Richard I humbly accept my chastisement

Carl

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: Sulfnbk Hoax


> Carl,,, this is a hoax. The following information was taken
> directly from Nortons hoax side. You really should check out
> these things before getting others to delete windows system
> files, which the hoax creator wanted you to do of course.
> 
> I never send out a warning anymore without being very
> certain to check hoax sites about the socalled virus.
> 
> READ FIRST !!
> RicB
> 
> 
> Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any
> messages regarding this hoax. It is
>                      harmless and is intended only to cause
> unwarranted concern.
> 
>                      Type: Hoax
> 
>                      Description:
> 
>                      The following hoax email was first
> reported in Brazil, and the original email was in
> Portuguese.
>                      Other language versions are in
> circulation. Currently, the English language versions are
> most
>                      common.
> 
> 
>                      CAUTIONS:
> 
>                           This particular email message is a
> hoax. The file that is mentioned in the hoax, however,
>                           Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft
> Windows utility that is used to restore long file names, and
> like
>                           any .exe file, it can be infected
> by a virus that targets .exe files.
>                           The virus/worm
> W32.Magistr.24876@mm can arrive as an attachment named
>                           Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file
> used by Windows is located in the
>                           C:\Windows\Command folder. If the
> file is located in any other folder, or arrives as an
>                           attachment to a email message,
> then it is possible that the file is infected. In this case,
> if a
>                           scan with the latest virus
> definitions and with NAV set to scan all files does not
> detect the
>                           file as being infected, quarantine
> and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following the
>                           instructions in the document How
> to submit a file to SARC using Scan and Deliver.
>                           If you have deleted the
> Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder and want
> 
>                           to know how to restore the file,
> see the How to restore the Sulfnbk.exe file section at
>                           the end of this document.
> 
> 
>                      English versions
> 
>                      Version 1
>                      This is very real, and I may have
> passed it on to you. Check it out as below right now. Your
>                      drive may crash!!
>                      "I had a virus which apparently
> attaches itself to everyone in my address book. I deleted it
> 
>                      successfully. you may have it as well.
> Follow these instructions to see if you have it. It
> transfers to
>                      whomever is in your address book. It
> lies dormant for 14 days, then kills your hard drive. If
>                      you've got it send these instructions
> to everyone in you address book. Otherwise, it may be sent
>                      back to you by somebody else.
>                      1. go to start-then to "find or search"
> 2. in the "search for files or folders" type in sulfnbk.exe
> -
>                      this is the name of the virus. 3. in
> the "look in" make sure you're searching drive C
>                      4. hit "search" button ))or find_
>                      5. if this file shows up (it's an ugly
> blackish icon that will have the name sulfnbk.exe) DON'T
>                      OPEN IT
>                      6. right click on the file - go down to
> delete and left click
>                      7. It will ask if you want to send it
> to the recycle bin - yes
>                      8. go to your desktop (where all your
> icons are) and double-click on the recycle bin
>                      9. right click on sulfnbk.exe and
> delete again or just empty the recycle bin
>                      IF YOU FIND THIS.....SEND IT TO
> EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK,
>                      BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT IS TRANSFERRED.
> 
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> 
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