Hello--this is not a joke or a prank. You may receive an email from me. I just received a notice that a virus was sent to me that neither Norton or McAfee Virus allert detects and it goes to anyone in your address book. I am very sorry but the person that sent it to me did not know it was being sent either. TO REMOVE THE VIRUS FOLLOW THESE STEPS; THEY ARE EASY 1. Go to "start", then to either find or search 2. in the Search for files or folders type in "sulfnbk.exe(this is the name of the virus)" 3. in the "Look in section, make sure you are searching Drive C 4. hit "search" or find 5. if your search finds this file, it will be an ugly blackish icon that will have the name sulfnbk.exe following the icon. DO NOT OPEN IT If it does not show up on your first search, try a new search 6. Right click on the file and delete it. (I had to click right on the icon) 7. you will be asked if you want to send the file to the Recycling Bin, say yes 8. go to your desktop and right click on the recycle bin and either manually delete the sulfnbk.exe program or empty the entire bin (a notice will come on saying that this is a program and do you want to delete the entire program--say yes) 9. if you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar email to all in your address book because this is how it is transferred. I am sorry it happened but how it is getting by both Norton and McAfee is a good question. It is simple to follow the above instructions on how to get rid of it. The wawrning came to me about 1/2 hour ago and the person who notified me had received it at 9:30 a.m. Love Velma

Description: The following hoax email was first reported in Brazil, and the original email was in Portuguese. Other language versions are in circulation. Currently, the English language versions are most common. CAUTIONS: This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a virus that targets .exe files. The virus/worm W32.Magistr.24876@mm can arrive as an attachment named Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file used by Windows is located in the C:\Windows\Command folder. If the file is located in any other folder, or arrives as an attachment to a email message, then it is possible that the file is infected. In this case, if a scan with the latest virus definitions and with NAV set to scan all files does not detect the file as being infected, quarantine and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following the instructions in the document How to submit a file to SARC using Scan and Deliver. If you have deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder and want to know how to restore the file, see the How to restore the Sulfnbk.exe file section at the end of this document. How to restore the Sulfnbk.exe file If you have deleted this file, restoration is optional. Sulfnbk.exe is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names. It is not needed for normal system operation. If you want to restore it, there is more than one way to do this. See the information that follows. NOTE: The instructions in this document are provided for your convenience. The extraction of Windows files uses Microsoft programs and commands. Symantec does not provide warranty support for or assistance with Microsoft products. If you have any questions, please see your Windows documentation or contact Microsoft. Windows Me If you are using Windows Me, you can restore the file using the System Configuration Utility. 1. Click Start and then click Run. 2. Type msconfig and then press Enter. 3. Click Extract Files. The "Extract one file from installation disk" dialog box appears. 4. In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore" box, type the following, and then click Start: c:\windows\command\sulfnbk.exe NOTE: If you installed Windows to a different location, make the appropriate substitution. The Extract File dialog box appears. 5. Next to the "Restore from" box, click Browse, and browse to the location of the Windows installation files. If they were copied to the hard drive, this is, by default, C:\Windows\Options\Install. You can also insert the Windows installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and browse to that location. 6. Click OK and follow the prompts. Windows 98 If you are using Windows 98, you can restore the file using the System File Checker. 1. Click Start and then click Run. 2. Type sfc and then press Enter. 3. Click "Extract one file from installation disk." 4. In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore" box, type the following, and then click Start: c:\windows\command\sulfnbk.exe NOTE: If you installed Windows to a different location, make the appropriate substitution. The Extract File dialog box appears. 5. Next to the "Restore from" box click Browse, and browse to the location of the Windows installation files. If they were copied to the hard drive, this is, by default, C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. You can also insert the Windows installation CD in the CD-ROM drive and browse to that location. 6. Click OK and follow the prompts. Windows 95 (or alternative method for Windows 98/Me) If you are using Windows 95, you need to use the extract command. This can also be used on Windows 98/Me. 1. Click Start, point to Find or Search, and then click Files or Folders. 2. Make sure that "Look in" is set to (C:) and that Include subfolders is checked. 3. In the "Named" or "Search for..." box, type: precopy1 4. Click Find Now or Search Now. If it does not exist on the hard drive, then insert the Windows installation CD and repeat the search on that drive. 5. When you find the file, write down the location of Precopy1, for example, C:\Windows\Options\Cabs. This is your Source Path. 6. The general form of the Extract command is: extract /a <Source Path>\precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L c:\windows\command NOTE: Make sure that you include the /a switch, as shown. Depending on your version of Windows, the Sulfnbk,exe file can be in a .cab file other than Precopy1.cab. By using the /a switch, the Extract program will look first in the Precopy1.cab, and if the file is not found there, it will look in all subsequent .cab files until it is found, and can be extracted. So if the source path is C:\Windows\Options\Cabs, then the Extract command becomes: extract /a c:\windows\options\cabs\precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L c:\windows\command NOTE: If you installed Windows to a different location, make the appropriate substitution. 7. Click Start and then click Run. 8. Type the following, making the appropriate substitutions as previously noted extract /a <Source Path>\precopy1.cab sulfnbk.exe /L c:\windows\command 9. Click OK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Hello--this is not a joke or a prank. You may receive an email from me. I > just received a notice that a virus was sent to me that neither Norton or > McAfee Virus allert detects and it goes to anyone in your address book. I > am very sorry but the person that sent it to me did not know it was being > sent either. > TO REMOVE THE VIRUS FOLLOW THESE STEPS; THEY ARE EASY > 1. Go to "start", then to either find or search > 2. in the Search for files or folders type in "sulfnbk.exe(this is the name > of the virus)" > 3. in the "Look in section, make sure you are searching Drive C > 4. hit "search" or find > 5. if your search finds this file, it will be an ugly blackish icon that > will have the name > sulfnbk.exe following the icon. DO NOT OPEN IT If it does not show up > on your first > search, try a new search > 6. Right click on the file and delete it. (I had to click right on the icon) > 7. you will be asked if you want to send the file to the Recycling Bin, say > yes > 8. go to your desktop and right click on the recycle bin and either manually > delete the > sulfnbk.exe program or empty the entire bin (a notice will come on > saying that this is > a program and do you want to delete the entire program--say yes) > 9. if you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar email to > all in your address book because this is how it is transferred. > > I am sorry it happened but how it is getting by both Norton and McAfee is a > good question. It is simple to follow the above instructions on how to get > rid of it. The > wawrning came to me about 1/2 hour ago and the person who notified me had > received it at 9:30 a.m. > Love > Velma > > > >