Re JDBGNGR.EXE - It's a hoax For details go to www.vet.com.au and click on the link Vet Anti-Virus JDBGMGR.EXE Hoax As well as portraying all the standard hoax features, (warns of a dire 'danger' then suggests that the receiver should send it onto all of their friends to minimize the damage that the 'virus' may cause) this E-mail hoax advises the user to delete the file JDBGMGR.EXE which it states is a virus. For greater impact and added realism, this hoax even lists detailed instructions on how to remove this file from your computer. Two things should be noted about the file JDBGMGR.EXE . First, it is a standard utility program (the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java) included with some versions of Windows and is normally installed in the 'system32' subdirectory of the WINNT directory. It has an icon in the form of a teddy bear that may lead users to be suspicious of it. Second, because of its location and size and being a PE-style EXE, JDBGMGR.EXE has been observed included as an attachment in email messages sent by the Win32.Magistr virus. Thus, if you receive a copy of JDBGMGR.EXE as an email attachment, that could well be an infected copy of the file and an indication that the sender is infected with Win32.Magistr. The text on this page is part of a hoax and is not a legitimate warning or offer. We present it here to help you identify any hoax messages that you receive. Please note that hoaxes often have several variations in circulation, so you may receive a hoax message that is similar, but not identical to the message below. The Vet Technical Support Team has received many different versions of this hoax. See below for examples of this hoax in English, and another in Spanish (which when translated, reads quite differently to the English version). English: We have just cleaned out a virus on our computers, that is doing the rounds at the moment. Quite simple to check to see if you have it and then remove. The virus is passed on automatically by the Messenger and by the address book. The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton and stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system. The virus can be cleaned before it deletes files from your system. In order to eliminate it, do the following steps. 1. Go to Start, click "Search" 2. In the "Files or Folders option" write the name jdbgmgr.exe 3. Be sure that you are searching the drive "C" 4. Click "find now" 5. If the virus is there, it has a little bear-like icon with the name ofjdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT OPEN IT FOR ANY REASON. 6. Right click and delete it. It will go to the recycle bin. 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it or empty the recycle bin. IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS IT HAS PROBABLY SENT IT ON TO ALL OF YOUR CONTACTS IN THE ADDRESS BOOK. Spanish: URGENTE BUSCAR VIRUS Este mensaje lo recibi hoy. Mi computador tenia el archivo en el drive C y D Lo siento amigos pero encontre este virus en mi maquina asi que es posible que ustedes lo tengan! aqui van las instrucciones para buscarlo: Quieren advertir a todos los usuarios de hotmail sobre un nuevo virus que circula por medio del MSN Messenger El virus se llama jdbgmgr.exe y se transmite automáticamente por medio del Messenger y tambien por la libreta de direcciones. El virus no es detectado por McAfee o Norton y permanence en letargo durante 14 días antes de dañar el sistema entero.Puede ser borrado antes de que elimine los archivos de su computadora.Para eliminarlo, solo hay que hacer los pasos siguientes: 1. Ir a Inicio, pulsar "buscar" 2.- En búsqueda "archivos o carpetas" escribir el nombre jdbgmgr.exe 3.- Asegurarse que este buscando en disco "C" 4.- Pulsar en "buscar ahora" 5.- Si aparece el virus (el icono es un osito que tendrá el nombre de jdbgmgr.exe NO ABRIRPOR NINGUN MOTIVO 6.- Pulsar en el botón derecho del ratón y eliminarlo (ira a la papelera de reciclaje). O borrarlo con SHITF DELETE para que no quede en la papelera....... 7.- Ir a la papelera de reciclaje y borrarlo definitivamente o bien vaciar la papelera entera. SI ENCUENTRAN EN VIRUS EN SUS EQUIPOS MANDAR ESTE MENSAJE A LAS PERSONAS QUE TENGAN EN SU LIBRETA DE DIRECCIONES ANTES DE QUE CAUSE ALGUN DAÑO. GRACIAS Copyright © 2002 Computer Associates > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian and Frances Milne [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 19 May 2002 10:21 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SCT-KINCARDINE] Fw: Virus > > > > >Subject: Virus. > > > > > > > > >Hi there and sorry about this but we have just been advised. > We have just received a message from one of our contacts that our > address book had been infected by a virus(called jdbgmgr.exe) not > detected by our Norton or AVG 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!!We checked, found and > deleted it. Now it's your turn! > > > > > >1. Go to Start, Find and Search option > > >2. In the files/folder option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe > > >3.Be sure you search in your C: drive. > > >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 OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. > > > > > ============================== > 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 >