jdbgmgr.exe virus???

[Kev]

I received a message from my brother telling me that his
address book was infected and therefore my address book is
infected.
Apparently it the file called "jdbgmgr.exe" which has a
teddy bear icon and I was advised to delete it. However,
I found the file but it says it is a Microsoft debugger
registrar for Java.
What should I do? Should I delete it or is it safe?

Adios...

PS. I have no antivirus software yet!

 

[Taurarian]

It's a hoax. Dont delete it.
Get some anti virus protection asap
Here's a free one http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_downl.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This is a very old hoax. If your antivirus software is current
and detects nothing, you're 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.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993

Jdbgmgr.exe file Hoax
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.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

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