Re: Fw: URGENT: VIRUS will become active on June 1st !!!

From: Stein A. Strømme (stromme@mi.uib.no)
Date: Wed May 30 2001 - 14:04:18 EDT

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    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
    | >
    |

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    Stein Arild Strømme  <http://www.mi.uib.no/~stromme>
    



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