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    1. [B-NE] Virus I Found and May have Sent
    2. Carolyn L (Runyan) Johnson
    3. > | 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! > | > |

    12/23/2001 03:56:45