Re: [microsound] urgent virus alert!!!!!

[Derek Holzer <derek@xxxxxx>]

oh jesus... this hoax again! 

it's like that old "eastern-european computer virus" joke that kindly asks you 
to delete all the files on your harddrive yourself because they simply can't 
make something sophisticated enough to do it themselves!

[ :-)  ]

please double check with a reputable antivirus website before posting panic 
messages like this one.

http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/helpdesk/whatsnew/sp02/jdbgmgr.exe_051002.html

best,
derek


Quoting mike <boyngirl@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Douce 
> To: adrian ; Alana Rawson ; Anne Bailey ; baynesj@xxxxxxx ; Brian POLLARD ;
> cheryl ; chris ; Cullis, Rachel ; dean ; Debbie ; denise Reeves ; Devon &
> Vanessa ; Edmondson, Joanne ; gavin ; gemma ; Gordan Gasparovic ; Greg Hicks
> ; i7entertainment ; irene ; jan strong ; jemma ; jennifer bryan ; jodie ;
> justin ; Leanne Webb ; Leonie Hennessy ; louise kemp ; Lyn Barratt ; Matthew
> Clayton ; matthewclayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> Michelle_Chambers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Morgan, Robin (AS05) ; paul ; paula Simon
> ; Pauline J Vincent ; paulp phillips ; penny cochrane ; Rockmans Rewards ;
> Rodney Steven ; Roger Rawon ; sarah paton ; sean flaherty ; steven jones ;
> terry Rawsons ; Vanessa work ; Wynne Percey 
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 1:47 PM
> Subject: Fw: Urgent Virus alert from Penni-Jayne 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: gemma.griggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> To: leahtas@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; lburton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> matthewclayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; cheryl.cleaver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> kezmott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; jldagwell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; allisondance@xxxxxxxxxxx
> ; DAVIDPENNI@xxxxxxxxxxx ; Seaton@xxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> neugster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; pfuglsan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> carol.griggs@xxxxxxxxxx ; kthasell@xxxxxxxxxxx ; leoniejh@xxxxxxxxxxx ;
> amanda.howard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; kingt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> brooke21martin@xxxxxxxxxxx ; diocese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> asmorgan@xxxxxxxxxxx ; mareeclaire79@xxxxxxxxxxx ; wpercey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
> jills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:38 AM
> Subject: Urgent Virus alert
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The virus they warn of was in my C:\WINNT drive.  There you go, I didn't
> think Centrelink got viruses!! 
> 
> Thought I'd better pass this on, doesn't take long to check. 
> 
> Bianca Millhouse
> Centrelink Virtual College:  AWT Training Team
> (Area Tasmania outposted)
> ____________________________________
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> 
> ----- Forwarded by Bianca MILLHOUSE/TSA/CSDA on 12/05/2002 13:40 ----- 
>      "Bridgette Whelan" <Bridgette.Whelan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>       10/05/2002 16:19 
> 
>              
>               To:        <Bianca.MILLHOUSE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> <Caterina.Thompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <janita.chaffey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> <lynette.l.quessy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <MICHELLE.M.DYER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> <trina.childs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>               cc:         
>               Subject:        Fwd: Fw: Urgent Virus alert 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> In response to A VIRUS ALERT from a friend, I have just discovered a virus on
> my C drive.  This virus apparently cannot be detected by Norton or McAfee. 
> It is sent automatically to all people in your address book, whether or not
> you have e-mailed them recently.  So there is a good chance that it has been
> passed on from my address book to your computer. 
>   
> The message I received said that it would erase your hard disk with a lag of
> 14 days. 
>   
>   
> To get rid of the virus: 
>   
> 1. Go to Start Menu.  Click on the 'Find' or 'Search' option. 
>   
> 2.  In files/folder option type the name of the virus which is:    
> jdbgmgr.exe 
>   
> 3. Be sure that you are going to search your C drive (I found the virus in
> C:\System) 
>   
> 4. Click 'Find' or 'Find now'. 
>   
> 5.  The virus has a little bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe   DO NOT OPEN
> IT 
>   
> 6. Right click it and 'Delete' it (it will go to your Recycle Bin) 
>   
> 7.  Go the Recycle bin and delete it there as well, or empty the Recycle Bin
> 
>   
> 8.   IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS CONTACT ALL PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THEY
> CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. 
>   
> (This seems like it may keep doing the rounds so you should probably check
> your computer frequently over the next few days to ensure that you have not
> been reinfected.) 
> 
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