Everyone needs to check www.snopes.com (an urban legend/computer virus hoax
website) or www.symantec.com (anti-virus site) before they send out "alerts"
for computer virii.  By checking these sites, 99 times out of 100 you'll
find out whether your "virus" is real or not.  For godssake, don't delete
jdbgmgr.exe!

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: possible virus - NOT


ARRGGGHHH! This is NOT a virus.  The file is actually a system file used
by Windows for its Java client, it does NOT need to be deleted.

This is a hoax, guys!  Sorry for the annoyed response but this is like,
the 20th email I got with this hoax in this past week.

Kat


On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 23:33, Cindy Curtis wrote:
> Oh, oh! This is not a joke.
> This message was passed on to me by a friend and I found the virus in my
> computer.
>
>
> >A virus has been passed on to me by a contact. My address book was
> >infected. Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you
> >will
> >find it in your computer too. The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not
> >detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. The virus sits quietly
for
> >14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger
> >and by the address book, whether or not you sent E-mail to your contacts.
> >
> >Here's how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it:
> >
> >YOU MUST DO THIS:
> >
> >1. Go to the start, Find or search option.
> >
> >2. In the file folder option, type the name jdbgmgr.exe
> >
> >3 Be sure and search your C: drive and all subfolders and any other
> >drives you may have.
> >
> >4. Click "find now" or "search"
> >
> >5. The Virus has a Teddy Bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT
> >OPEN
> >IT
> >
> >6. Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight
> >the
> >file without opening it.
> >
> >7. No go to the File (on the menu bar) and select Delete. It will then
> >go to the Recycle Bin.
> >
> >8. If you find the virus you must contact all the people in your address
> >book, so they can eradicate it in their own address books.
> >
> >To Do This:
> >a. Open a new e-mail message
> >b. click the icon of the address book next to the TO
> >c. Highlight every name and add to "BCC" (which means blind copy)
> >d. Copy this message and paste to e-mail.
> >
>
> I'm very sorry about this. I hope it turns out fine.
>
> Cindy
>