Alan, I have read a couple of good websites about this hoax, which is also circulating here in Sydney. (The sites are the Symantec (Norton) and Trend Micro ones at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html and http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo). They say that the Sulfnbk.exe file isn't actually essential but that people might not want to delete it, either. For instance, Symantec says: "If you have deleted this file, restoration is optional. Sulfnbk.exe is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names. It is not needed for normal system operation. If you want to restore it, there is more than one way to do this. See the information that follows." I find that a quick check at these sites has always shown emails of this type to be hoaxes, but I suppose there'll eventually be a real virus that our scanning software misses for a while! Hope this helps, and very best wishes to all the listers at Christmas, cheers, Stuart --------------- >In a message dated 17/12/01 14:40:38 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] >writes: > > >> I hope you didn't delete it Alan, this is a hoax and it's an essential >> file!!! > >Oh dear me. I did save a copy to disk before deleting. I have checked >Harriet's machine and it comes up with a proper Windows icon so presume >varies depending on version of Windows. I had switched off and turned back >on with no ill effects. The site you mentioned doesn't actually say it's an >essential file as far as I can see but doubtless is. Would just ask from >where you got that info? > >bfn > >Alan > > > Read this ... > >> >> http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml >> >> > > > > >============================== >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 > > >