NANCY: Too late, and so what happens AFTER the file has been deleted? Jeam Nancy Webb wrote: > > DAn, > Please catch this before people start deleting that file. > Nancy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Claire Loyd" <cloyd01@bellsouth.net> > To: <WEBB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:40 AM > Subject: [WEBB] (no subject) > > Dear All, > > So sorry - Bad news: I received a virus through my email, 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. I have a > fairly recent version of Norton, but it snuck right past. > > Good news: here the directions I received on how to stop it. By the way, > if you've got it, send this to everyone in your > address book so they clear their drive and it doesn't come back to you. > > 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. Delete this file. Either use the delete key or right click on the > file - go down to delete and Left click. > 7. If you use the mouse, you will be asked 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. Empty the bin. > > If you find it send this email to all in your address book, because > that's how it's transferred. > Dear All, > > So sorry - Bad news: I received a virus through my email, 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. I have a > fairly recent version of Norton, but it snuck right past. > > Good news: here the directions I received on how to stop it. By the way, > if you've got it, send this to everyone in your > address book so they clear their drive and it doesn't come back to you. > > 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. Delete this file. Either use the delete key or right click on the > file - go down to delete and Left click. > 7. If you use the mouse, you will be asked 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. Empty the bin. > > If you find it send this email to all in your address book, because > that's how it's transferred. > > ==== WEBB Mailing List ==== > To change list modes or leave > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/webb.html > Use < http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/w/e/WEBB/ > > To connect to your list website and post your web links and family pages > TO contact list owner <WEBB-admin@rootsweb.com >or post a complaint > To read Webb lines http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/WebbPlace.html > > ============================== > 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 > > ==== WEBB Mailing List ==== > To change list modes or leave http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/webb.html > Use < http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/w/e/WEBB/ > > To connect to your list website and post your web links and family pages > TO contact list owner <WEBB-admin@rootsweb.com >or post a complaint > To read Webb lines http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney/WebbPlace.html > > ============================== > 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