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Craig

I received the following email. I have doubts that it is true. Can anyone
advise. Thank You Craigget

Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: virus warning

This came from a contact of mine today. Whether or not it might be legit,
it wouldn't hurt to follow through on it. I found one file that had the
virus and deleted it. The instructions are not hard to follow and it might
prevent some problems later on.

Everyone,

I just found out I received a virus that automatically
is passed through
email address books. Since you are in my address book,
you will 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 sent e-mail to your
contacts.

Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid
of it.

PLEASE DO THIS ASAP:
1. Go to Start, 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 the 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 the people in
your Address Book so that they may eradicate the virus
from their own
address books.

To do this:
1. Open a new e-mail message.
2. Click the icon Address Book next to 'TO'
3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
4. Copy this message and paste to e-mail
 
N

Nicholas

Craig --

Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) 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

Please take a moment to read the following article:

Information on Bogus Microsoft Security Bulletin E-mails
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp


--
Nicholas

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| I received the following email. I have doubts that it is true. Can anyone
| advise. Thank You Craigget
|
| Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:01 PM
| Subject: virus warning
|
| This came from a contact of mine today. Whether or not it might be legit,
| it wouldn't hurt to follow through on it. I found one file that had the
| virus and deleted it. The instructions are not hard to follow and it might
| prevent some problems later on.
|
| Everyone,
|
| I just found out I received a virus that automatically
| is passed through
| email address books. Since you are in my address book,
| you will 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 sent e-mail to your
| contacts.
|
| Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid
| of it.
|
| PLEASE DO THIS ASAP:
| 1. Go to Start, 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 the 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 the people in
| your Address Book so that they may eradicate the virus
| from their own
| address books.
|
| To do this:
| 1. Open a new e-mail message.
| 2. Click the icon Address Book next to 'TO'
| 3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
| 4. Copy this message and paste to e-mail
|
|
 
V

Voice of the Mysterons

Hoax.

jdbgmgr.exe (Java Debugger Manager) is a legitimate Windows file. Do not
delete it.
 
K

Ken Blake

In
Craig said:
I received the following email. I have doubts that it is true. Can
anyone advise. Thank You Craigget
Click to expand...


As I see, you've already found out that is a hoax. It's an old
and well-known one. But what's strange about the particular
message you received is that the so-called "virus" file you were
told to delete is misspelled. It's jdbgmgr.exe, not jdbg.exe or
jdbgm.

So you wouldn't have successfully deleted it even if you tried.
 

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