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. > > > >