Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:37:24 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Joe Halloran Subject: Re: Please DO Action this--Important! --- IS A HOAX ! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The hoax ironically does function as a virus - transmitted by us gullible humans who dutifully send the message on to our entire address books - why write a computer program when you can use human "software"? Chews up time and energy just like a computer virus too.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Riddle" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Please DO Action this--Important! --- IS A HOAX ! > THAT MESSAGE IS A HOAX. DO NOT REMOVE jdbmfgr.exe. > jdbmfgr.exe is a legitimate and necessary part of Windows. This hoax has > been circulating for some months now. > See http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436 for an explanation. > > Larry Riddle > Princeton NJ > lriddle@telocity.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol /Oscar Ghebelian" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 1:34 PM > Subject: [MDOSPREY] Please DO Action this--Important! > > > > Someone has infected my system which is passed on through an address > > book, and am afraid has been passed on to you. Easy to delete, just > > follow instructions below. SO SORRY--mea culpa. > > > > Carol Ghebelian > > Indian Head, MD > > gheb@bellatlantic.net > > > > I found this in my system.Please check yours. > > > > Our computer has been infected with a virus from one of our > > contacts. As > > a > > result, so has yours because your address is 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 > > most > > > likely to be infected. Sorry. I followed the instructions below and > > it > > was > > > easy to get rid of. I did a file search and it showed up in the > > > Windows/system32 file. > > > To get rid of the virus: > > > 1. Go to start, then find 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 > > > IT!! > > > 6. Right click and delete it > > > 7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there too > > > NOTE: IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR > > ADDRESS > > BOOK. > > > Sorry to be the "bearer" of bad news, but it was very easy to get rid > > of. > > > If you don't see the teddy bear, then you don't have the virus. > > > > ======================================================================= > > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > > ======================================================================= > > > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================