Hi all....got this message from a friend.....sorry if it has been passed on to you....I'm sending this to all in my address book. I sincerely apologize to everyone. I did find this virus as described below in my computer. I was notified by friends that they may have passed a computer virus to my E mail that is spread from address book to address book. It is undetectable by Norton and McAfee. It remains dormant for about 14 days then activates and wipes out the hard drive data. I followed their directions and deleted it easily. Since you are in my address book, I want to share this message in case you, too, picked it up. Directions are as follows: 1. Go to "Start" -- then to 'find or search' (depending on your computer) 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe -- this is the virus. 3. In the 'look in' make sure you are searching Drive C. 4. Hit 'search' button (or find) 5. If this file shows up (it is an ugly black icon that will have the name 'sulfnbk.exe') DO NOT OPEN IT 6. RIGHT click on the file -- go down to delete and left click. 7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say yes. 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on the recycle bin. 9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty the bin. If you find it, send this E mail to all in your address book, because that is how it is transferred. Sorry for the bad news. Hopefully, you won't find it, or at least will find it in time to avoid the problems with your hard drive

This is a hoax - Do not delete the file 'sulfnbk.exe' it is required by Windows - it is not a virus. Tanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bervie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: [SCT-KINCARDINE] VIRUS ALERT | Hi all....got this message from a friend.....sorry if it has been passed on | to you....I'm sending this to all in my address book. | | | I sincerely apologize to everyone. I did find this virus as described below | in my computer. | | I was notified by friends that they may have passed a computer virus to my | E mail that is spread from address book to address book. It is undetectable | by Norton and McAfee. It remains dormant for about 14 days then activates | and wipes out the hard drive data. I followed their directions and deleted | it easily. | | Since you are in my address book, I want to share this message in case you, | too, picked it up. Directions are as follows: | | 1. Go to "Start" -- then to 'find or search' (depending on your | computer) | | 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe -- this is | the virus. | | 3. In the 'look in' make sure you are searching Drive C. | | 4. Hit 'search' button (or find) | | 5. If this file shows up (it is an ugly black icon that will have the | name 'sulfnbk.exe') DO NOT OPEN IT | | 6. RIGHT click on the file -- go down to delete and left click. | | 7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say yes. | | 8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on | the recycle bin. | | 9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty the bin. | | If you find it, send this E mail to all in your address book, because | that is how it is transferred. | | Sorry for the bad news. Hopefully, you won't find it, or at least will | find it in time to avoid the problems with your hard drive | | | | ============================== | 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 |

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bervie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: [SCT-KINCARDINE] VIRUS ALERT > Hi all....got this message from a friend.....sorry if it has been passed on > to you....I'm sending this to all in my address book. > > > I sincerely apologize to everyone. I did find this virus as described below > in my computer. Bervie, You are the victim of a hoax as mentioned by others. To all others: It was Bervie this time but could be yourself next. I can but advise everyone to learn how hoaxes can be just as damaging to the Internet as viruses. The first thing to do when you think you've been infected or you receive a warning is NOT TO PANIC. Research the information and your situation first. I find the "Encyclopeadia" at www.vet.com.au to be pretty good. www.antivirus.com has a good "freebie" called "Housecall" (or similar) to check your system. www.grisoft.com have a good free version of their software. [Caveat: I subscribe to Vet and use the free AVG from grisoft as well. I've used Housecall. I have no commercial interest in any these companies other than a satisfied user of them.] For details on or current hoax go to: http://www3.ca.com/Virus/Virus.asp?ID=9721 You owe it to yourself to do some basic research and learn about Viruses, Worm, Hoaxes and the like. It will help you to minimise the real impact from any of the above and save hundreds and hundreds of hours of family research. Final tip! Don't forget to backup regularly off your main Hard Drive to another medium. Have a great Christmas and a very successful 2002. Andrew Clark