----- Original Message ----- s> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:10 PM Subject: Not a joke: Read this carefully > A virus has been passed to me through a contact's address book. Our > >address book was infected. Since YOU are in our address book, you will > >probably find it in your computer too. The virus, (called jdbg.exe) is > not > >detected by Norton or McAfee Anti-Virus systems. The virus sits quietly > >for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by > >'messenger' and by address book, whether or not you sent e-mail to your > >contacts. > > > > > >Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it. It only > takes > >a few minutes. > > > >1.Go to START, and then click your "Find" or "Search" option. > > > >2.In the folder option, type the name: jdbgmgr.exe > > > >3.Be sure to search your C Drive and all the sub folders and any other > >drives you may have. > > > >4.Click "Find Now" > > > >5.The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN > >IT! > > > >6.Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "Select All" to highlight the > >file without opening it. > > > >7.Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will then go the > >recycle bin. Empty the recycle bin. If you find the virus, you must > >contact all the people in your Address Book so that they may eradicate the > >virus from their own address books. > > > > > >To do this: > > > >1.Open a new e-mail message. > > > >2.Click the icon Address Book next to "To" > > > >3.Highlight every name and add to "BCC" > > > >4.Copy this message and paste into the e-mail. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive larger attachments with Hotmail Extra Storage. > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm >

I guess it's time to once again state the obvious... Do NOT (I repeat, DO NOT) post ANY message to this list notifying the list of a virus, a worm, a bug, Trojan Horses have arrived, etc... What you may not realize is that YOU are spamming the list! Yep, in trying to help your fellow Harper researcher you are cluttering up the bandwidth with useless junk email. (Then someone will respond saying "Oh no!" and someone will respond saying "What do we do?" -- get the picture?) The servers used by Rootsweb are set up to NOT pass along any virus. Secondly, when you see an email message FROM A STRANGER telling you to delete something on your computer, don't believe it! And MOST importantly, if you receive an email message WITH an attachment from someone you don't recognize, hit that delete key pronto! ONLY if you receive an 'alert' from your ISP should you follow any instructions they provide... And those are usually to tell you "they are working on it, do nothing". So don't believe all the stuff flying around scaring the wits out of many people for nothing ;-) Just calmly go to your delete key and depress it. Ahhhh... Didn't that feel good?? Spam has gone bye-bye and you can chalk one up for the "good" guy/girl! Thanks to all and I hope wish you luck in your Harper research!! Jeannette Harper Email: budlink@surewest.net List Administrator (Harper L- List and D- Digest)