phoenix Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Archer & Malkboy, and anyone else who's heard of this, this email has been making the circuits among my friends. I've been telling them what I've heard, that it's a dangerous hoax that will irreparably damage your system files if you follow the instructions, and that it's impossible to get a virus from email without downloading attachments, but I thought I'd ask for confirmation before continuing to tell people that. Here's the email:Bad news. I have just been notified by someone who has me in their addressbook that they received a virus that automatically is passed through emailaddress books. I found it on my hard drive(s) and deleted it. Sinceyou are in my address book, you will probably find it in your computer too.The virus is called (jdbgmgr.exe) and is not detected by Norton or McAfee. Thevirus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sentautomatically by messenger and by address book, whether or not you sente-mail to your contacts. Here is how to check for the virus and how to getrid of it. It is easy to do.Go to Start, then click your Find or Search option.In the folder options, type the name jdbgmgrBe sure to search your C drive and all the s up folders and any other drivesyou may have.Click Find Now.The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPENIT!!!!!!Go to edit (on the menu bar) and choose Select All to highlight the filewithout opening it.Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will go to therecycle bin.Then empty the recycle bin.If you find the virus, you must contact all the people in your address bookso that they may eradicate the virus from their own address books. To dothis:Open a new email messageClick the icon address book next to TOHighlight every name and add to BCCCopy this message and paste it and send it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezekiel Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I actually got that email in French a couple weeks ago...Here's my suggestion (and it's what I answered to those who sent it to me) When you get a virus warning use Google. You'll immeditaley learn the truth about the "virus". Here's the Symantec link. That file is just a part of a debugger so the email isn't exactly a "dangerous" hoax but a hoax nonetheless.99.9% of all forwarded chain mail letters are crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilyn Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 and that it's impossible to get a virus from email without downloading attachments This isn't strictly true (go read about something called Melissa. It did some serious damage a couple years back), but it's true for 99% of all viruii out there.And yes, that mail you got is a hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat82 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Phoenix, try switching to Linux... From what I know, there is only two viruses that works on linux and they should be pritty much fixed in the latest versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkboy Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 wow yea.. if I'd seen that sooner I too would be saying.. hoax.. hoax.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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