I did find the virus described below and have followed the directions to delete it. This message is to everyone in my address book just in case it was sent to you. Betty Weaver Valette Randall wrote: > Unfortunately a virus has been passed to me through an address book > virus > which also infected my address book. Since you are in my 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. > > Basically, that means you will pass it along unknowingly, as I did. I > was sent this email and am now passing it on to you as to how to check > for > the virus and how to get rid of it. Please do this! It's very simple to > do > and takes about 3 mins. > 1. Go to Start, 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 to 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 to e-mail this will affect everyone in > your > address book so send it now!!!!!!!

THIS IS A HOAX ! DON`T DELETE. THIS FILE IS PART OF YOUR SYSTEM. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Weaver" <cfweaver@totalaccess.net> To: <KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:42 PM Subject: [KY] virus known as jdbg.exe -- delete now > I did find the virus described below and have followed the directions to > delete it. This message is to everyone in my address book just in case it > was sent to you. Betty Weaver > > Valette Randall wrote: > > > Unfortunately a virus has been passed to me through an address book > > virus > > which also infected my address book. Since you are in my 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. > > > > Basically, that means you will pass it along unknowingly, as I did. I > > was sent this email and am now passing it on to you as to how to check > > for > > the virus and how to get rid of it. Please do this! It's very simple to > > do > > and takes about 3 mins. > > 1. Go to Start, 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 to 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 to e-mail this will affect everyone in > > your > > address book so send it now!!!!!!! > > > > ==== KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== > The Registry -- NEW -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/ > Help defeat spam > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >