Operating system

[Zonk Lanzillo Jr.]

I received an E-mail about a Embedded Virus. The sender
said to search and delete [jdbgmgr.exe u ], and it will
kill the virus. i know this is a file used by the
operating system, but what is it used for???
Zonk

 

[Ramesh]

Hi Zonk,

** Don't Fall for the Jdbgmgr Hoax **

Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding
this JDBGMGR.EXE hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause
unwarranted concern.

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

CAUTION: A virus can infect Jdbgmgr.exe. Some versions of this hoax take
advantage of an actual threat, the W32.bugbear@mm worm. The Jdbgmgr.exe file
mentioned in the hoax has a bear icon. The actual W32.bugbear@mm worm file
is a .exe file and does not have a bear icon.


Regards,
Ramesh
(e-mail address removed)


I received an E-mail about a Embedded Virus. The sender
said to search and delete [jdbgmgr.exe u ], and it will
kill the virus. i know this is a file used by the
operating system, but what is it used for???
Zonk

 

[Gray@FA]

Its for Java developers.

I received an E-mail about a Embedded Virus. The sender
said to search and delete [jdbgmgr.exe u ], and it will
kill the virus. i know this is a file used by the
operating system, but what is it used for???
Zonk

 

[Alex Nichol]

I received an E-mail about a Embedded Virus. The sender
said to search and delete [jdbgmgr.exe u ], and it will
kill the virus. i know this is a file used by the
operating system, but what is it used for?

It is for debugging Java applets - so if you are not developing Java you
don't need it anyway.

But watch out - there is a real virus that takes advantage of the hoax
being well known, and masquerades as this file. The proper one has an
icon of a teddy bear - the virus imitator has a screwdriver - if you see
that, then delete it