This is not a virus in the ordinary sense. It is a combination of a 'quasi' virus and a hoax exhorting the unsuspecting to delete a common bona fide file. for more info go to www.symantec.com. regards gabrielle >Sorry Guys... >But I just received a message from one of my contacts that my >address book may have been infected by a virus >(called jdbgmgr.exe) >not detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. >The virus stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system. It is >sent automatically by the Messenger and by the address book, whether >or not you sent e-mails to your contacts. >I don't know when I got it but we checked, found and deled it. >YOU should do the following: >1. Go to start, Find or search option >2. In the Files/folder option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe >3. Be sure you search in you C:drive >if you have more that one hard drive >go to MY Computer >4. Click "Find now" >5. The virus has a little bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe >DO NOT OPEN IT >6. Right click and delete it (it will then go to the Recycle Bin) >7. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well, or empty the bin. > >IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. >SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR ADDRESS BOOKS. > > >==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== >***************************************************************** >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Argyll is the >GenConnect board for Argyll -- Ms Gabrielle Baker Finance Officer General Manager's Office Faculty of Education University of Melbourne Phone: 8344 3439 Fax: 8344 8542 Email: gbake@unimelb.edu.au