Hi everyone, Well, this is a different kind of warning. Normally, I'd warn you of a virus that you need to be wary of. I am this time too, but this time the virus isn't really a virus; it's a hoax. A message has begun to circulate through Rootsweb's lists warning everyone that if you have the sulfnbk.exe file in your computer (you're instructed to do a 'find'), you're supposed to delete it, then empty your trash bin. Doing so will remove the "infection." The file isn't an infection, nor is it caused from/the result of any virus. It's a necessary file in your computer that allows you to use more than 8 characters to name a file. Please read this from <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html>: "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. "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." With all the true viruses going around, people are jumping quickly on this one and removing the file. While removing it won't cause your computer to crash, it will cause YOU another headache when you can't figure out why you can't name files like you normally would. It is necessary that we all begin to check for ourselves the antivirus sites to see if a virus is real or a hoax. Following are just some of the ones that I know of: Symantec: <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html> McAfee: <http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp?> vMyths.com: <http://www.Vmyths.com/> Hoaxbusters: <http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/> And to find even more hoax-warning sites, try here: <http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/aboutvirushoaxes/index.htm>. If you have already received the sulfnbk.exe warning and followed through by deleting the file, Symantec and McAfee have the steps you need to restore it. For Symantec's instructions, simply click on the hyperlink I gave you earlier and scroll to the bottom of the page. McAfee's instructions are here: <http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084&>. Should you receive the hoax message, please don't propagate this by passing it on. Just delete it and perhaps help your friends/relatives by passing this message along to them. I wish you all a FANTASTICALLY FUN Friday! :) Colleen

Thanks for the hoax warning about the sulfnbk.exe file and thanks for warning us about all the viruses and hoaxes that you warn us about. We sure appreciate your looking out for us. Carol Morrison ----- Original Message ----- From: Colleen Pustola <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: [BOWER] CHAT: HOAX WARNING ~ THE VIRUS THAT **ISN'T** > Hi everyone, > > Well, this is a different kind of warning. Normally, I'd warn you of a > virus that you need to be wary of. I am this time too, but this time > the virus isn't really a virus; it's a hoax. > > A message has begun to circulate through Rootsweb's lists warning > everyone that if you have the sulfnbk.exe file in your computer (you're > instructed to do a 'find'), you're supposed to delete it, then empty > your trash bin. Doing so will remove the "infection." > > The file isn't an infection, nor is it caused from/the result of any > virus. It's a necessary file in your computer that allows you to use > more than 8 characters to name a file. > > Please read this from > <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning .html>: > > "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. > "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." > > With all the true viruses going around, people are jumping quickly on > this one and removing the file. While removing it won't cause your > computer to crash, it will cause YOU another headache when you can't > figure out why you can't name files like you normally would. > > It is necessary that we all begin to check for ourselves the antivirus > sites to see if a virus is real or a hoax. Following are just some of > the ones that I know of: > > Symantec: <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html> > McAfee: <http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp?> > vMyths.com: <http://www.Vmyths.com/> > Hoaxbusters: <http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/> > > And to find even more hoax-warning sites, try here: > <http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/aboutvirushoaxes/index.htm>. > > If you have already received the sulfnbk.exe warning and followed > through by deleting the file, Symantec and McAfee have the steps you > need to restore it. For Symantec's instructions, simply click on the > hyperlink I gave you earlier and scroll to the bottom of the page. > McAfee's instructions are here: > <http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084&>. > > Should you receive the hoax message, please don't propagate this by > passing it on. Just delete it and perhaps help your friends/relatives > by passing this message along to them. > > I wish you all a FANTASTICALLY FUN Friday! :) > > Colleen > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. >