To all who recieve this information: his so called virus is actuaslly a hoax virus The file in question is java manager which should not be deleted. You may have a hard time writing web pages that you are creating at the time of deletion. You can go to the following Web site for this information: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html. This will explain everything Holly King At 10:47 PM 12/13/2002 -0800, you wrote: >I found mine under "My Computer". Do not know if I caught it before it >forwarded to anyone else but I hope this is only a false alarm. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Laure Yeager >To: Yeagerlaure@yahoo.com >Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 4:06 PM >Subject: I gave your computer crabs PLEASE CHECK FOR VIRUS > > > > A virus has been passed on to my computer and my address book was > affected. Since you are in my address book there is a good chance you > will find it in your computer too. I followed the directions below and > eradicated the virus easily. the virus is called jdbgmgr.exe, it is not > detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus. The virus sits quietly for 14 > days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by emails or > messenger whether or not you sent emails to your contacts. > Here is how to check for the virus and get rid of it: > 1. Go to Start, Find or Search option > 2. In the file/folder option type the name jdbgmgr.exe > 3. Be sure to search your C: drive and all subfolders and any other > drives you have. > 4. Click Find Now/Search > 5. The virus has a teddy bear icon in front of it. DO NOT OPEN IT! > 6. Go to the edit (on the menu bar), 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. > 8. Go to the recycle bin and empty it and delete the file there as well. > IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS > BOOK, SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOK. > > To do this: > 1. Open a new email message > 2. Click the icon of the address book next to the "To" > 3. highlight everyname and add to "BCC" > 4. Copy this message . . . enter subject past to email send. > The virus came from the Philippines . . . received October 19, 2002. > Please do it right away. I have removed it following these > instructions. Sorry about this. > > > > > > > >Laure` P. Yeager ® >1060 Vicksburg Drive >28590 Winterville NC > >252.321.6622 > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > >==== QUICK Mailing List ==== >This Quick List was established primarily for the descendants of Thomas >Quick, ca.1743 Bertie Co. NC and the descendants of is probable >children/grandchildren :Thomas Quick, Aquilla Quick,Solomon Quick. George >Quick, Levi Quick, and Zachariah Quick. All listers are welcome, but major >emphasis for our subscribers is the Southern Quick Family. > >============================== >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