Virus HOAX Re: [LbNA] Virus Alert!

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2002-09-18

Virus HOAX Re: [LbNA] Virus Alert!

From: Lillis Long (llong@lillislong.net) | Date: 2002-09-18 19:33:35 UTC-07:00

http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436

Click and see according to Mcafee.com/////

lillis

At 06:19 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>Sorry to do this to you but a friend of mine just found out that she had
>a virus attach itself to her address book and when I checked my computer,
>I found that it was there. I am sending you what she sent to me. I am
>very sorry for the inconvenience.
>
>Melissa
>
>Hello Everyone,
> I am very sorry to let you know this but I may have infected you
> with an email virus. I received an email today that told me of a virus
> that is circulating and using peoples address books to do so. I checked
> my computer using the procedure below and found that I had it. So, in
> turn, since you are in my address book, you may have it too. It is not
> detected by McAfee and Norton. The instructions to check for and remove
> it are very simple and take hardly no time at all.
> Once again, I am very sorry for the inconvenience but I guess this
> is just technology today.
> Kimberly
>Here are the instructions:
>
>1. Go to Start, click on Find or Search option.
>2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
>3. Be sure you search your C:drive and any other drive you may have.
>4. Click 'Find Now'
>5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmbr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT.
>6. Go to edit. Choose 'Select All' to highlight the file without opening
>it.
>7. Now go to 'File' and select 'Delete'. It will then go to the Recycle
>Bin.
>8. Go to the 'Recycle Bin' and delete it there as well.
>
>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.
>
>Sorry about this. Apparently, because I've found it, everyone in my
>Address Book will have it as well.
>
>To contact these people
>1. Open new e-mail message.
>2. Click the photo of Address Book next to 'To'.
>3. Click every name and add it to BCC.
>4. Copy this message, enter Subject, paste to e-mail and Send.
>
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Re: Virus HOAX Re: [LbNA] Virus Alert!

From: Lillis Long (llong@lillislong.net) | Date: 2002-09-18 19:35:21 UTC-07:00

Maybe i should read ALL of my email before responding to posts ;-)

Lillis

At 07:33 PM 9/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436
>
>Click and see according to Mcafee.com/////
>
>lillis
>
>At 06:19 PM 9/18/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hello Everyone,
> >
> >Sorry to do this to you but a friend of mine just found out that she had
> >a virus attach itself to her address book and when I checked my computer,
> >I found that it was there. I am sending you what she sent to me. I am
> >very sorry for the inconvenience.
> >
> >Melissa
> >
> >Hello Everyone,
> > I am very sorry to let you know this but I may have infected you
> > with an email virus. I received an email today that told me of a virus
> > that is circulating and using peoples address books to do so. I checked
> > my computer using the procedure below and found that I had it. So, in
> > turn, since you are in my address book, you may have it too. It is not
> > detected by McAfee and Norton. The instructions to check for and remove
> > it are very simple and take hardly no time at all.
> > Once again, I am very sorry for the inconvenience but I guess this
> > is just technology today.
> > Kimberly
> >Here are the instructions:
> >
> >1. Go to Start, click on Find or Search option.
> >2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
> >3. Be sure you search your C:drive and any other drive you may have.
> >4. Click 'Find Now'
> >5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmbr.exe DO NOT
> OPEN IT.
> >6. Go to edit. Choose 'Select All' to highlight the file without opening
> >it.
> >7. Now go to 'File' and select 'Delete'. It will then go to the Recycle
> >Bin.
> >8. Go to the 'Recycle Bin' and delete it there as well.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Sorry about this. Apparently, because I've found it, everyone in my
> >Address Book will have it as well.
> >
> >To contact these people
> >1. Open new e-mail message.
> >2. Click the photo of Address Book next to 'To'.
> >3. Click every name and add it to BCC.
> >4. Copy this message, enter Subject, paste to e-mail and Send.
> >
> >
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