[Boatanchors] RE: "virus" hoax

[WF2U]

This is a known hoax. The file in question, jdbgmgr.exe is a Windows system
file (The Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java) and it�s not supposed to be
deleted. If you deleted it already, it�s not going to hurt your system,
unless you use Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs on your
computer.

Read about this hoax on the Symantec web site (the manufacturer of Norton
Antivirus) at
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoa
x.html


73, Meir WF2U
Gowensville, SC






-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Roscoe [mailto:w1dwz@rcn.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:54 PM
 Subject:

Unfortunately a virus has been passed to me through an address book virus
which may have infected my and your address book. Since you are in my
address book, you will probably find it in your computer. The virus  (called
jdbg.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee Anti-Virus systems. It sits
quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by
'messenger" and by address book, whether or not you e-mail your contacts.
Basically, that means you will pass it along unknowingly, as I did. I was
sent this e-mail and am now passing it on to you as to how to check for the
virus and how to get rid of it. Please do this. It's very simple to do and
took me less than a minute.

  1. Go to Start, then click your "Find" or "Search" option
  2. In the folder option, type the name jdbgmgr.exe
  3. Be sure to search your C drive and all the sub folders and any other
drives you may have
   4. Click "Find Now" or "Search"
   5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe.  DON'T open
it.
  6. Go to "File" (on the menu bar) and select "Delete" That will send the
virus 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 this will affect everyone in
your address book.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Dave Roscoe     Sorry about this.



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