IF you get the following email DO NOT, repeat DO NOT do what it tells you to do. It is a hoax, and the file in question runs your Windows File System and it will cause your computer to become erratic. I hope that I caught everyone before they did this. Dear friends, > > > > > > > > My apologoes, but I may have passed a serious virus on > > > > to you via e-mail. > > > > > > > > Copied below is an e-mail I received this morning > > > > regarding this virus programmed to become active June > > > > 1. Because of the delay in activation, it does NOT > > > > show up on virus detection software such as McAfee or > > > > Norton. > > > > > > > > I checked my computer this morning and found the > > > > virus, and so did several others on my e-mail list. No > > > > one knows how long the virus has been in the system. > > > > It may have been there for several months already. > > > > > > > > On June1, this virus will become active and wipe out > > > > all files and folders on the hard drive of your > > > > computer. > > > > > > > > The virus travels throught e-mail and migrates to the > > > > 'C:\windows\command'folder. > > > > > > > > To find it and get rid of it from your computer do the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > Go to the "START' button > > > > Go to "FIND" or "SEARCH" > > > > Go to "FILES & FOLDERS" > > > > Make sure the find box is searching the "C" drive. > > > > Type in: SULFNBK.EXE > > > > Begin search > > > > If it finds this file, highlite it, but DO NOT OPEN IT > > > > Go to "File" and delete it > > > > Dlose the FIND dialog box > > > > Open the Recycle Bin > > > > find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin. > > > > The Good news is you should now be safe. > > > > The BAD NEWS is that if you detect the virus, you in > > > > turn need to contact everyone you have sent ANY e-mail > > > > to in the past few months, and share this warning with > > > > them. > > > > Do not rely on your anti-virus software. Neither > > > > McAfee nor norton can detect this virus because it > > > > does not become a virus until June 1. On that date, it > > > > will be too late. Whastever you do. do not open the > > > > file! > > > > > > > > Sorry for the inconvenience-I hope that's all it will > > > > be. Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner

You can go to http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html to learn more about this hoax. Patsy Looking for DAVIS family in Rutherford Co., TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <CheasaG@cs.com> To: <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: [TNRUTHER] Virus WARNING Please Read > IF you get the following email DO NOT, repeat DO NOT do what it tells you to > do. It is a hoax, and the file in question runs your Windows File System and > it will cause your computer to become erratic. > I hope that I caught everyone before they did this. > Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner

What Davis family are you looking for? -----Original Message----- From: Patsy Davis [mailto:patsy_davis99@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:41 AM To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Virus WARNING Please Read-HOAX info You can go to http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html to learn more about this hoax. Patsy Looking for DAVIS family in Rutherford Co., TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <CheasaG@cs.com> To: <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: [TNRUTHER] Virus WARNING Please Read > IF you get the following email DO NOT, repeat DO NOT do what it tells you to > do. It is a hoax, and the file in question runs your Windows File System and > it will cause your computer to become erratic. > I hope that I caught everyone before they did this. > Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== Welcome to TNRUTHER-L: This is the official Rootsweb mailing list for Rutherford County, TN. Anyone is welcome to post queries, and questions about Rutherford County, TN Genealogy.