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    1. Re: [ILCLINTON] Virus - wrong - HOAX
    2. I realize that this is not geneologically appropriate but a word to the wise...before you go and delete anything of off your harddrive you should always double check and make sure that you haven't received notification about a virus hoax.  There are a number of those floating around that tell people to remove files off of their hard drive which are necessary. Go to one of the virus software websites such as McAffee or Norton or even do a search on Virus Hoaxes and make sure that this really is a virus first.... Just ran a search and found the following on Norton's website: Jdbgmgr.exe file hoax Reported on: April 12, 2002 Last Updated on: July 19, 2003 02:47:09 AM   Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern. Type: <A HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html#hoax">Hoax</A> This hoax, like the<A HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html">SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax</A>, tries to encourage you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. Jdbgmgr.exe is the file to which the hoax refers, and it is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. The Jdbgmgr.exe file may be installed when you install Windows. Notes: Some versions of this hoax take advantage of an actual threat, the <A HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]"> [email protected]</A> worm. The Jdbgmgr.exe file mentioned in the hoax has a bear icon. The actual <A HREF="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]">[email protected]</A> worm file is a .exe file and does not have a bear icon. Other versions of this hoax have slightly different ways in which they refer to the Jdbgmgr.exe file, usually in the subject of the email message. For example: Subject: "jdbg" Virus: how to detect and remove. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html Tracy in AK In a message dated 7/28/03 6:20:09 AM Alaskan Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ILCLINTON] Virus > Date: 7/28/03 6:20:09 AM Alaskan Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > > Charlie just mailed this to me and I am doing what he told me and I did find > this teddy bear thing and I removed it. I hope I haven't done anything I > shouldn't have. You all know I am a little bit computer illiterate. Mine > was under my C drive. > > Thanks, Mary >

    07/28/2003 05:00:12