Sorry for the confusion about the virus. I hope you all read this before you delete as I have already done. That will teach me to check things out before I send things out. I am very, very sorry. Sally Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: George Perry <georexx@ureach.com> To: Sally Taylor <flintstones@mindspring.com> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Fw: PLEASE READ YOU MAY BE INFECTED WITH A VIRUS > Sally > > This is a hoax virus. It is just as dangerous as a real virus, > but written by people not savvy enough to write a real virus. > It works by getting people to think they need to delete a file > that the computer acutally needs. jdbgmgr.exe is the Microsoft > Java Debug Manager, and is needed by the windows operating > system for certain types of web sites. We were given a warning > at work recently about this hoax virus. If you go to google.com > and search for it you can find articles affirming what I've > written here. > > George > > > > > > ---- On Sun, 19 May 2002, Sally Taylor > (flintstones@mindspring.com) wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: RHarrill <rharrill@chartertn.net> > > To: Sally Taylor <flintstones@mindspring.com>; Becky Whitehead > > <beckyw56@bellsouth.net>; Darlene <stanleyc@iland.net>; Lynne > & Blake Hauk > > <bhauk86740@aol.com>; Barb Little <bclittle@chartertn.net> > > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 9:21 AM > > Subject: Fw: PLEASE READ YOU MAY BE INFECTED WITH A VIRUS > > My cousin sent me this and I am forwarding it on to everyone > in my "address > > book." I have not checked to find out what this virus does > and have taken > > her word for it that it does mess things up. > > Sally Taylor > > > > > Sorry folks, we had this virus on our computer sent by > someone else. It > > is > > > easy to fix just read the directions below. > > > Robin > > > > > > > > Subject: PLEASE READ YOU MAY BE INFECTED WITH A > > > > > VIRUS > > > > > Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 22:16:50 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > I hate to be the barer of bad news but my computer > > > > > was infected with a virus It infected my address > > > > > book. It can be fixed. > > > > > > > > > > The virus (called jdbgmfr.exe) is not detected by > > > > > Norton or McAfee anti-virus systems. This virus > > > > > sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. > > > > > It's sent automatically by the messenger and by the > > > > > address book, whether or not you sent e-mails to > > > > > your contacts. I have checked, found it, and > > > > > deleted it. Here's how to check for the virus and > > > > > how to get rid of it. > > > > > > > > > > 1. Go to start, find, or search option > > > > > 2. in the files/folder option, write the name > > > > > jdbgmgr.exe > > > > > 3. be sure you search your C: drive > > > > > 4. click "find now" > > > > > 5. the virus has a teddy bear icon with the name > > > > > jdbgmgr.exe > > > > > DO NOT OPEN IT > > > > > 6. right click and delete it. It will then go to > > > > > the recycling bin. > > > > > 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there as > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > If you find this virus you MUST contact all the > > > > > people in your address book so they can eradicate it > > > > > in their own address books. Sorry about this I am > > > > > sure everyone in my address book will have it. > > > > > Sorry, I didn't know. > > > > > Tammy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I > fear? The Lord is > > the > > > strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? > > > > Psalm 27:1 > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > > http://launch.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >