virus by name: jdbgm

[Guest]

I received an email from a member of my address book advising that a virus by name jdbgm was attached to her c drive and that unless deleted within 14 days it damages the system. She advised that I search all files and folders for jdbgm and if found to delete the file. I did the search and found two files with JDBGM titles. Should I do as advised and delete these files or is this a very devious plot to do the damage myself? Please respond asap.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Do you mean Jdbgmgr.exe - if so see the following link:

"Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a
Virus"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322993

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I received an email from a member of my address book advising that a virus
by name jdbgm was attached to her c drive and that unless deleted within 14
days it damages the system. She advised that I search all files and folders
for jdbgm and if found to delete the file. I did the search and found two
files with JDBGM titles. Should I do as advised and delete these files or
is this a very devious plot to do the damage myself? Please respond asap.

 

[Rifleman]

I received an email from a member of my address book advising that a virus

by name jdbgm was attached to her c drive and that unless deleted within 14
days it damages the system. She advised that I search all files and folders
for jdbgm and if found to delete the file. I did the search and found two
files with JDBGM titles. Should I do as advised and delete these files or
is this a very devious plot to do the damage myself? Please respond asap.

Go here:

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

It's a hoax.

 

[Jym]

Never delete any file that a e-mail recommends , no matter who tells you to
, it is bogus. Jym

I received an email from a member of my address book advising that a virus

by name jdbgm was attached to her c drive and that unless deleted within 14
days it damages the system. She advised that I search all files and folders
for jdbgm and if found to delete the file. I did the search and found two
files with JDBGM titles. Should I do as advised and delete these files or
is this a very devious plot to do the damage myself? Please respond asap.

 

[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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