Virus?

[Cindy]

I received the following email from a trusted source. Is
this legit, or should I just ignore it? Is it a real
virus?

I was notified today by someone whose address book
I am in that they had found a virus that someone had
attached to his computer. It supposedly attaches to
everyone in his address book and his C drive. Today I did
find that virus on my C drive.
Therefore, since you're in my address book, you'll
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've sent
e-mail to your contacts or not.
Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid of
it.
PLEASE DO THIS ASAP ( it will only take a minute)
1. Go to START, and 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 of the 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. Empty all items from
your recycle bin
8.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:
a. Open a new e-mail message
b. Click the icon Address Book next to TO
c. Highlight every name and add to BCC

 

[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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