Virus Alert! HOAX!!

[David M. Porritt]

Joe: (and everybody else)

This is a hoax.  It's an old one but it is still a hoax.  See:

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

dave

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On 7/24/2003 at 8:27 AM Joseph Garrett wrote:

>I CHECKED MY FILES AND DID FIND THIS VIRUS.  PLEASE FOLLOW THE
PROCEDURE
>BELOW AND DELETE THE FILE. ----- Original Message -----
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>From: J & A Zolotor
>To: azolotor@aaahawk.com
>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:37 PM
>Subject: IMPORTANT VIRUS MESSAGE
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>I CHECKED MY FILES AND DID GET THIS VIRUS. PLEASE FOLLOW THE
PROCEDURE
>BELOW
>AND DELETE THE FILE.
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>SORRY
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>AARON
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>Unfortunately, a virus has been passed on to me by a contact. My
address
>book was infected.
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>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
>or McAfee antivirus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days
before
>damaging the system.
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>It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address book,
whether or
>not you sent e-mail to your contacts.
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>Here's how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it:
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>YOU MUST DO THIS.
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>1. Go to start, Find or search option.
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>2. In the file folder option, type the name jdbgmgr.exe
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>3. Be sure you search your C: drive and all subfolders and any other
drives
>you may have.
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>4. Click "find now" or "search".
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>5. The Virus has a Teddy Bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT
OPEN
>IT!
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>6. Go to Edit! (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to
highlight the
>file without opening it.
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>7. Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will then
go to
>the Recycle Bin.
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>8. IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
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>ADDRESS
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>BOOK, SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS.
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>To Do This:
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>a) Open a new e-mail message
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>b) Click the icon of the address book next to the "TO"
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>c) Highlight every name and add to "BCC" (which means blind copy)
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>d) Copy this message and paste to e-mail
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>Many apologies for this, but like you I was a potential victim
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>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
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>Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}

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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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