This is a hoax, please don't follow the advice below!
For such claims, always check with www.f-secure.com, which is usually
up to date on viruses as well as hoaxes.
Stein
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[Moorad Alexanian]
| >Subject: URGENT: VIRUS will become active on June 1st !!!
| >
| >Dear friends,
| >I found this virus dormant in my computer. It travels through e-mail, and I
| >have sent e-mails to all of you these last weeks. It is very easy to
| >delete:
| >No Virus software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, 2001. It
| >might be too late by then. It wipes out all files and folders on the
| >harddrive.
| >This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates to the 'C:\windows\command'
| >folder. To find it and get rid of it off of your computer, do the
| >following:
| >1. Go to the "START" button.
| >2. Go to "FIND" or "SEARCH".
| >3. Go to "FILES & FOLDERS". Make sure the find box is searching the "C:"
| >drive. Type in: SULFNBK.EXE. Begin search.
| >4. If it finds it, highlight it (don't run it at all). Go to 'File' and
| >delete it. Close the find Dialog box. 5. Open the Recycle Bin. Find the
| >file and delete it from the Recycle bin. You should be safe.
| >The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you havesent ANY E-mail to in
| >the past few months. Many major companies have found this virus on their
| >computers. Please helpyour friends !!!!!!!!DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS
| >SOFTWARE. McAFEE andNORTON CANNOT DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A
| >VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST.WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!!
| >Sebastien Dubost
| >
|
-- Stein Arild Strømme <http://www.mi.uib.no/~stromme>
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