It's extremely important to check out each virus warning before passing it
along. I thought this sounded familiar and so I went to
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/auto/index/indexJ.html.
This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to persuade
you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. The file that
the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for
Java. It may be installed when you install Windows.
NOTE: Recent version of this hoax take advantage of the recent outbreak of
the W32.bugbear@mm worm, and the fact that the Jdbgmgr.exe file that is
mentioned in the hoax has a bear icon. The actual W32.bugbear@mm worm file
is an .exe file and does not have a bear icon.
The Windows Jdbgmgr.exe file has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax:
I'm surprised this got through the moderators.
Mary Mc Donald
Listers, Today I received this virus warning The virus ( Called jdbgmgr.exe)
is not
detected by Norton or MacAfee anti-virus system. This virus sits quietly
for 14 days
before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and the
address
book whether or not you send e-mails to your contacts. The virus has a grey
teddy bear
icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT Go to Edit (on the menu bar)
and
choose 'select all' to highlight the file without opening it. Now go to
'file' (on the menu
bar) and select DELETE. It will then go the recycle bin Go to the recycle
bin and
delete it there as well.
I have found the file , as described in Windows\ system folder but have
not yet deleted
it as I have seen a number of such warnings reported on this list which have
been
hoaxes. Please can someone advise!
Cheers......................Bob McEwan
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R.J.McEwan
Fajara,
The Gambia
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