It is a HOAX. Do not do this! Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: Sylvia Gould To: EUDORA-MAIL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [EUDORA] Fwd: Fw: I received the message below tonight,. IS this a hoax? I have Norton Antivirus and it has been working great. I did find the file, but it says its in C:\Windows\Command, and was modified 4/23/99. If it's something that is supposed to be in the computer, I sure don't want to mess with it. Sylvia G At 10:33 PM 12/13/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > > From: "Paul Spidle" <pspidle@mediaone.net> > > To: "Woody Woodlawn" <WoodyWoodlawn@wgiram.com>, > > "'Bill Williamson'" <wmson27@earthlink.net>, > > Subject: Fw: I received the message below tonight, and did find the > > referenced file. Not sure if a hoax, but better safe than sorry, I guess. > > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:30:23 -0500 > > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I received an email with a virus...that I have found and deleted. > > Please follow the instructions below > > and see if you have it. I checked to see if I did, and I did. It > > transfers to whoever is in your > > address book. It lies dormant for 14 days, then kills your hard drive. > > Here's how to stop it. If you > > find it, send this to everyone in your address book. > > > > 1. go to start - then to "find or search" > > > > 2. in the "search for files or folders" - type in sulfnbk.exe - this is > > the virus > > > > 3. in the "look in" make sure you're searching Drive C > > > > 4. hit "search" 0r "find" > > > > 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the > > name sulfnbk.exe) DO NOT > > OPEN IT > > > > 6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left click > > > > 7. It will ask if you want to send to the recycle bin -- say yes > > > > 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click > > recycle bin > > > > 9. right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again or just empty the > > recycle bin. > > > > If you find this virus, send this to everyone in your address > > book...because that is how it is > > transferred. > > > > >==== EUDORA-MAIL Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >debala715@yahoo.com > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 ==== EUDORA-MAIL Mailing List ==== You can contact the List Manager at: debala715@yahoo.com ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp