I apologize if this is redundant. For those of you who would do whatever some email tells you, please take note. Never take action against your own computer unless the threat is validated at at least one reputable source. I have seen much damage caused to one's computer at the hands of it's owner because of a hoax. Be assured that Norton, McAfee, Microsoft, IBM and other large companies will know about a virus before the time that you do. For those who have deleted this particular file, take heart. Not too much damage done in this case. You can go to the Microsoft Help and Support site to find information on how to recover the file. Another hint is to check your trash bin. In Windows 98 SE, the trash bin must be manually emptied. In future, a good rule of thumb is this: Unless proven otherwise, it is a hoax. Don't be hard on the people that sent you this. They only do because they care, and that is what the hacker(hoaxster) is counting on. Good Luck... Will S. Connecticut, USA P.S. I advise anyone with a computer to setup their anti virus software to: 1. Automatically check for new virus definitions weekly 2. Scan all hard drives weekly 3. Scan all incoming, and outgoing email 4. If you don't have anitvirus software, get some quick! Excerpt from web site http://www.snopes.com Virus name: JDBGMGR.EXE. Status: Hoax. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] I got this message about a virus that can produce lot of dammage [sic] to your computer. If you follow the instructions which are very easy, you would be able to "clean" your computer. Apparently the virus spreads through the adresses book . I got it, then may be I passed it to you too, sorry. The name of the virus is jdbgmgr.exe and is transmitted automatically through the Messanger and addresses book of the OUTLOOK. The virus is neither detected by Norton nor by Mc Afee. It remains in lethargy ("sleeping") for 14 days and even more, before it destroys the whole system. It can be eliminated during this period. The steps for the elimination of the virus are the following: 1. go to START and click FIND 2. in "FILES andFOLDERS" write: jdbgmgr.exe 3. be sure that it searches in "C" 4. click SEARCH NOW 5. if the virus appears (with icon of a small bear) and the name"jdbgmgr.exe" . don't open it !!! in any case !!! 6. click the right button of the mouse and destroy it 7. emty the recyclage bin If you find the virus in your computer please send this mail to all the people in your addresses book. thanks. Origins: Like the SULFNBK.EXE hoax, this bogus virus warning (also known as the "Bear Virus") attempts to lure gullible users into deleting perfectly innocuous, standard Windows files from their systems. In this case the target file is JDBGMGR.EXE, a Java Debug Manager program used by the Microsoft Java runtime engine. It is included as part of a standard Windows installation, is not a virus, and should not be deleted. JDBGMGR.EXE isn't a necessary part of the Windows operating system and will not cause the system to fail if it is accidentally deleted, although some Java applets may not function properly without it. (The icon for this file is a graphic of a bear.) Windows 2000 and Windows ME include a Windows File Protection (WFP) feature that will recover shared files such as JDBGMGR.EXE if they are overwritten or deleted. Users of other Windows operating systems can retrieve JDBGMGR.EXE by reinstalling the Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) component. ***************************************************************************************************** CountyCork-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > CountyCork-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 222 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [Cork] Re:Heritage Centres [gjdwyer39@netscape.net] > #2 [Cork] Important! Virus inadverten ["Peg Garry" <peggarry@attbi.com>] > #3 Re: [Cork] Important! Virus inadve [WilsonD212@aol.com] > #4 Re: [Cork] Important! Virus inadve ["Michael O'Rourke" <ruarc@san.rr.c] > #5 [Cork] Re: CountyCork-D Digest V02 [RMoore5986@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > > Messages to the list should be sent to > CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe from the digest send the word unsubscribe in the body of an email with no other text (leave subject line blank and turn off signature line) to CountyCork-D-request@rootsweb.com > > CountyCork Mailing List homepage (for list guidelines and how to subscribe/unsubscribe) http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/countycork > > To contact the listowner send a message to mpetzolt2@webtv.net > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Cork] Re:Heritage Centres > Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 12:09:39 -0400 > From: gjdwyer39@netscape.net > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > I visited the Mallow Heritage Centre a couple of weeks ago. They have the RC church records for the Cloyne diocese but not much else. Their address is 27-29 Bank Place in Mallow. In Newmarket I was told that local church records used to be stored at the OKeefe Institute but a couple of years ago they were sent to Mallow. > > The Mallow Heritage Centre charged me 63.50 euro dollars for a genealogy study. They could not find my great grandmother's baptismal record. She was probably baptised in a church in the Kerry diocese. They did find a marriage record in Castlemagner for a couple who I think are my great great gandparents (Patrick McAuliffe and Hanora O'Sullivan) and some baptismal records in Newmarket and some in Castlemagner for some of their children. > > Jerry Dwyer > Castro Valley, CA > > __________________________________________________________________ > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Cork] Important! Virus inadvertently sent to you!! > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:22:42 -0700 > From: "Peg Garry" <peggarry@attbi.com> > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > I was infected by this "Teddy Bear" virus which was hidden in a message from > my nephew. Please read the message below and follow the directions. I was > able to locate the virus in my "C" drive and delete it by following the > directions carefully. Apologies for the inconvenience. > Peg > > Message from my nephew: > > I hate to tell you this, but I got a virus from being in someone's > address book. > Therefore, since you are in my address book, you apparently have gotten > it too and > it has infected your address book. It cannot be detected by Norton or > McAfee > Anti-Virus programs. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the > address > book, whether or not you send e-mail. It's not a big deal and it's > really easy to > take care of it. It won't take action for a week or two, but it only > takes a second to > erase it. So here are the instructions: > > 1. Go to Start, then Find or Search > 2. In Files/Folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe > 3. Be sure to search in your "c" drive > 4. Click Find or Search > 5. The virus has a Teddy Bear logo with the name > jdbgmgr.exe --DO NOT OPEN > 6. Right click and delete it > 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also > > IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR > ADDRESS BOOK. > > I'm really sorry about this. Pass along the message to those in your > address > books. > > Thanks! > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [Cork] Important! Virus inadvertently sent to you!! > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 14:30:18 EDT > From: WilsonD212@aol.com > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > This is a known hoax. Please don't act on this! > > Check the following link for more information: > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax. > > html > > And remember that you can't get a virus sent to you through a RW mailing > list; any attachment is removed. > > Wilson DeCamp > > In a message dated 9/2/2002 2:21:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > peggarry@attbi.com writes: > > > I was infected by this "Teddy Bear" virus which was hidden in a message from > > my nephew. Please read the message below and follow the directions. I was > > able to locate the virus in my "C" drive and delete it by following the > > directions carefully. Apologies for the inconvenience. > > Peg > > > > Message from my nephew: > > > > I hate to tell you this, but I got a virus from being in someone's > > address book. > > Therefore, since you are in my address book, you apparently have gotten > > it too and > > it has infected your address book. It cannot be detected by Norton or > > McAfee > > Anti-Virus programs. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the > > address > > book, whether or not you send e-mail. It's not a big deal and it's > > really easy to > > take care of it. It won't take action for a week or two, but it only > > takes a second to > > erase it. So here are the instructions: > > > > 1. Go to Start, then Find or Search > > 2. In Files/Folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe > > 3. Be sure to search in your "c" drive > > 4. Click Find or Search > > 5. The virus has a Teddy Bear logo with the name > > jdbgmgr.exe --DO NOT OPEN > > 6. Right click and delete it > > 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also > > > > IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR > > ADDRESS BOOK. > > > > I'm really sorry about this. Pass along the message to those in your > > address > > books. > > > > Thanks! > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [Cork] Important! Virus inadvertently sent to you!! > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:43:40 -0700 > From: "Michael O'Rourke" <ruarc@san.rr.com> > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peg Garry" <peggarry@attbi.com> > To: <CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 11:22 AM > Subject: [Cork] Important! Virus inadvertently sent to you!! > > > I was infected by this "Teddy Bear" virus > > NO! > > You are the victim of a wll-known and widely acknowledged hoax. > > That file is part of the Java environment for Windows. > Deleting it will likely break Java and require reinstalling it. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Cork] Re: CountyCork-D Digest V02 #217 > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 16:12:41 EDT > From: RMoore5986@aol.com > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > John, > I have just finished checking a film at the LDS Library, # 14441035, which > is Catholic Parish Records of Carrigaline, but I can't remember the years it > included. Try checking the LDS Library web site, > - family search.org - for this film number, and it should give you the > years of the records. > Researching Supple and O'Sullivan in County Cork > Rose,