Pat Ware This has been shown by Symantec as a HOAX see warning on http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html A virus was passed on to me and it resends to everyone in my address book. Please follow the instructions to delete this virus before it activates. It lies dormant for 14 days. It is very easy to detect and delete. If you have it you will have passed it on to everyone in your address book. Follow the steps below to first see if you have been infected and then delete it. Sorry for the problem. Pat 1. Go to START, to FIND or SEARCH (depending on your computer). 2. In the "Search for files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe This is the name of the virus. 3. In the "Look In" section make sure you are searching Drive C. 4. Hit "Search" or "Find" 5. If you search finds this file, it will be an ugly blackish icon that will have the name sulfnbk.exe. DO NOT OPEN IT. If it does not show on the first search, try a New Search 6. Right click on the file - go down to "delete" and left click and you will be asked if you want to send the file to the recycling bin. Say yes. 7. Go to your desktop and right click on the recycle bin and either manually delete the sulfnbk.exe or empty the entire bin. 8. If you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar email to all in your address book because this is how it is transferred. ----- Original Message ----- From: jpclark To: Searcy Lou Dunn ; Walter Eli Higgins ; Wallace Dunlap ; vicki dabb ; Tom Tierce ; Nanci Lamb Roider ; Michelle Elizabeth Ellis ; Melinda Scott ; Maxwell Cox ; Lily Mullennix ; jroym@gateway.net ; Lester Ware ; Leonard L. Damron ; Laurie Beth Flesher ; Larry Harry ; Fred William Higgins ; Kara Cummins Timms ; Juan Daniel Mendoza ; Joyce Bland McCool ; John Kendrick ; Jo Ann Clark ; Jennifer Willison ; Janis Wilson ; Historical Center Southeast New Mexico ; George Daniel Higgins ; Elvis Fleming ; Diana Wilson Crase ; Connie Pilgrim ; Charles Coe ; Bonham, Nicole ; Bill Elsberry ; Bill Cody ; Becky Carrick ; Barbara Blaschke ; ? Bland Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: Fw: VIRUS !!!!!!!!!!! To all: I just got this message today. Please follow the directions at the bottom. I did, and the virus was there. I had no idea it was there. I apologize for any inconvience. This is for REAL. This is not a joke. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: Ronald Holbrook To: wanda gilmore ; Vaughn Holbrook ; Trent Holbrook ; Thomas Lara ; Susie Sarakas ; Shirley Michelle Tucker ; Sherri Higgins Clark ; Shelia McDill ; Sandy Powell ; Rudy Whitfield ; milli t ; Megan ; Mary Jo Morris ; Leon Henry ; Laverne Light-Herrera ; Kirby Boyd ; Joyce Morris ; Joyce Morris ; Joyce McCool ; Jo Light ; gloria blancas ; Charles L Bland ; Betty Holbrook ; Gayla Headrick ; Shauna Sarakas ; Karen ; Donna Beckwith ; Dennis Holbrook ; Dave & Patti ; Cindy Cornell ; Bryan M Holbrook ; Arthur Montoya ; Adam Powell ; Adam Blancas Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:30 PM Subject: Fw: VIRUS !!!!!!!!!!! I got this from my cousin and I am so sorry but do follow the instructions at the bottom because when I did...I did have the virus and I deleted just like the instructions... ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Beckwith To: Tye ; tommie ; stone ; scott ; sandy p. ; Rusty & Sherry Evans ; Ron Davis ; rjohnson ; Paul Huensch ; Patty Stroud ; pat-home ; papatom ; nancy stroud ; Nancy Federick ; mike wentz ; Metter, Harvey ; maryblkburn ; Marsha Evans Taylor ; mark ; margaret ; Mabry ; lori ; LHUMFREEZ@aol.com ; lewis ; less ; LESLEY EVANS ; leon ; Laverne Light-Herrera ; larry ; kyle thompson ; kenny T. ; Kenneth George ; keith ; kay/butch ; jon/val ; John . ; joe/sarge ; jo ; jerry/janis ; Jennifer Robinson ; jeff ; Jeanette V. Eberhart ; Jean Evans ; Jason Wheeler ; jansmith ; jan holbrook ; helen ; H dotcom ; gwen ; greg ; Geoff Valentine ; garrett ; Fred E. Bullock ; firemanr11@talkmatch.com ; ed locke ; dwooten@its.state.ms.us ; dsmith ; Doug ; Donna Beckwith ; donna ; djohnson ; Diane ; David Stroud ; cunningham ; crissie ; clayton ; chris ; bud ; bruce/charlotte ; Bro Ken & Matt ; bob/signal ; Bob Pelle ; beevers ; bamatom ; ahoman@homefusion.net ; Accounting Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:32 PM Subject: Fw: VIRUS !!!!!!!!!!! I JUST GOT THIS NOTICE FROM A FRIEND WHO I HAD NOT HEARD FROM IN A WHILE... BUT I WAS ON THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS BOOK... PLEASE DO WHAT IT SAYS BELOW.. YES, I DID FIND THE VIRUS...WHICH IS DORMANT FOR 14 DAYS.. AND HAVE DELETED IT FROM MY FILES... PLEASE DO NOT DISREGARD THIS NOTICE....!!! I'm sorry.!!!! THIS NOTICE SENT TO ME BY ART HONIG TONIGHT..................DAMN !!!!! I GOT THIS VIRUS FROM AN EMAIL SO CHANCES ARE....YOU HAVE IT TOO. SORRY...HERE'S HOW TO FIX IT. I received this e-mail notification about a virus that attaches to the e-mail address book. I did the search and found I had this virus, so I am forwarding on to my address book. It is real easy to find and delete. Sorry! URGENT!!!! I received this virus, and chances are you have it too, since you're in my address book. It lies dormant for 14 days, then it kills your hard drive. Here's how to stop it. If you've got it, send this to everyone in your address book. The directions for removing it are easy: 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're searching Drive C. 4. Hit 'search' button (or find) 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the name 'sulfnbk.exe') DO NOT OPEN IT 6. Right click on the file (ONLY CLICK ONCE!)- 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 email to all in your address book, because that's how it's transferred