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    1. Re: [B-NE] Virus I Found and May have Sent HOAX!
    2. UncleFred
    3. This is a HOAX, do NOT delete this file!!!!! Regards, Fred V Provoncha Visit our Homepage at: http://home.att.net/~unclefred and Essex County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyessex/ and Essex County ALH Page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/essex/ and Quebec web page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~unclefred/main.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn L (Runyan) Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 2:56 PM Subject: [B-NE] Virus I Found and May have Sent > > | Dear friends and family: > > | > > | A friend sent me the following information this morning. I checked our > > | system and sure enough I located the virus on our computer as well. It > > | apparently spreads automatically to everyone in your address book. > > | > > | The virus lies dormant for 14 days, then it kills your hard drive. > > | > > | Here's how to check for the virus: > > | > > | 1. Click "START", then either "Find" or "Search" for Files and Folders. > > | > > | 2. Search the "C" drive and any backup drives for the file sulfnbk.exe > > | (that's the virus program) > > | 3. If you find it, it has an ugly black icon and the sulfnbk.exe file > > | name > > | 4. If the first search doesn't find it, try a "new search", maybe > > | expanded to other drives...or maybe you might want to do this search > > | regularly until the anti virus updates catch up with it. > > | 5. IF YOU FIND IT, DON'T OPEN IT!!!!!!!! > > | 6. RIGHT click on it, then left click on the "delete" command. Send it > > | to the recycle bin. > > | 7. Go back to the desk top and right click on the Recycle Bin icon. > > | 8. Delete it as you did before or you can just empty the Recycle Bin > > | completely. > > | 9. IF YOU FIND IT IN YOUR COMPUTER, YOU NEED TO SEND THIS OR A SIMILAR > > | MESSAGE TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK RIGHT AWAY! > > | > > | > > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > To unsub, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > [email protected] > or [email protected] > >

    12/23/2001 08:17:26