Thanks to Marge for her concern & thinking to warn us. But it's a virus hoax, not a real virus. Please see http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa050702a.htm or http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436 Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "marge parks" <bamparks@cgmailbox.com> To: <YELTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:18 PM Subject: [YELTON] Fw: VIRUS - THIS IS NOT A JOKE! > HELLO, > > THIS IS AN EMAIL THAT WE GOT FROM ONE OF BOB'S HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES THAT > HAS US ON A MAILING LIST. I FOUND THE VIRUS ON OUR COMPUTER AND I STONGLY > URGE YOU ALL TO FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS. WE WEREN'T EVEN HOME USING > EMAIL AND GOT IT. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE GOTTEN RID > OF IT. > > BOB & MARGE PARKS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Painter" <paint2@earthlink.net> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:00 AM > Subject: VIRUS - THIS IS NOT A JOKE! > > > > > > HI GANG, > > > > I RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE THIS MORNING!! THE VIRUS WAS ON MY COMPUTER AND > > HOPEFULLY I HAVE FOUND IT IN TIME!!! > > > > FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY. IF THIS VIRUS IS ON YOUR SYSTEM IT TAKES > > 30 SECONDS TO GET RID OF IT. > > > > THIS IS NOT A JOKE........I RUN AN EXTENSIVE ANTI-VIRUS SYSTEMS TO PROTECT > > ALL OF US, AND IT STILL GOT THROUGH! > > > > BE SURE AND NOTIFY YOUR ENTIRE ADDRESS BOOK AND CONTINUE TO CHECK YOUR > > SYSTEM DAILY FOR AWHILE. > > > > CAROL > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 6:58 PM > > Subject: VIRUS Hello All, Sorry for the inconvience but I got this e-mail > > and needed to pass it along to you. > > > > OUR address book has been infected with a virus, and as a result, so has > > yours because your address was in our book. The virus is called > > jdbgmgr.exe. It cannot be detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus > programs. > > It sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent > > automatically by messenger and by the address book, whether or not you > send > > e-mails. > > > > In essence, because you are in OUR Address Book, you are likely to be > > infected. > > Sorry. > > > > I followed the instructions below and it was easy to get rid of. I didn't > > really think I'd find it, thinking it might be a nasty joke. Nope. It > was > > there and now it's not. > > > > > > To get rid of it: > > 1. Go to start, then Find or Search > > 2. In Files/Folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe > > 3. Be sure to search in your "C" drive > > 4. Click Find or Search > > 5. The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name jdbgmgr.exe --DO NOT > OPEN > > 6. Right click and delete it > > 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also. > > > > IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. > > > > > > > > > > > ==== YELTON Mailing List ==== > YELTON FAMILY: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yelton/ > Webmaster: Cheryl G. Chasin > List Mom Iris F. Reily > > ============================== > 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 > >