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    1. Re: [WARE] virus alert
    2. HEY EVERYONE THERE WAS A BULLITEN PUT OUT BY ROOTSWEB THAT SAID THAT THIS IS HOAX & YOU WOULD BE DELETING A HEALTHY FILE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > 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. >

    12/21/2001 02:37:07