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 <A HREF="http://www.snopes2.com/computer/virus/sulfnbk.htm">SULFNBK.EXE</A> 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, which is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java program. It is included as part of a standard Windows installation, is not a virus, and should not be deleted.   (The icon for this file is a graphic of a bear like the one shown to the left.) See the links below for more information on the JDBGMGR.EXE hoax: »§««:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«<*}}><FI§HY><))*>«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« Think positive. If you fall in the creek, check your pockets for FISH Richiele 'Marie YAHOO Messenger kissy_fishy »§««:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«<*}}><FI§HY><))*>«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«