jdbgmgr.exe is this a virus file?

[David]

A year ago I received an email stating:
Check out in C drive and all sub folders (do a search
from start option)

for jdbgmgr.exe (grey teddy bear)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDO NOT OPEN xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

delete file by using delete in file option then make sure
to clear out recycle bin to get rid

I have just reinstalled XP and this file is still in my
new Windows/system32 folder. Was this a hoax email or
should I delete it?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

David,

Yes it was a hoax.
see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322993

You would be well advised to do some research yourself before deleting
system files from your Windows XP system on the advice of some unknown third
party.
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

This is a very, very old hoax; one of the oldest currently in
circulation. If your antivirus software is current and detects
nothing, you're most likely 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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[David]

A year ago I received an email stating:
Check out in C drive and all sub folders (do a search
from start option)

for jdbgmgr.exe (grey teddy bear)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDO NOT OPEN xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

delete file by using delete in file option then make sure
to clear out recycle bin to get rid

I have just reinstalled XP and this file is still in my
new Windows/system32 folder. Was this a hoax email or
should I delete it?

Never trust a virus warning unless you are subscribed to a virus alert
from aa anti-virus source. Always check throgh a reliable source before
acting on virus warnings. Especially those that come via unsolicitated
e-mailings.

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David

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