RE: URGENT: VIRUS will become active on June 1st !!!

From: Vandergraaf, Chuck (vandergraaft@aecl.ca)
Date: Wed May 30 2001 - 14:22:39 EDT

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    Adrian is correct; it's hoax. I've just checked with our IT people and they
    confirm it is a hoax.
     
    Chuck Vandergraaf

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Adrian Teo [mailto:ateo@whitworth.edu]
    Sent: Wednesday May 30, 2001 12:55 PM
    To: 'Moorad Alexanian'; americanscientificaffiliation
    Subject: RE: URGENT: VIRUS will become active on June 1st !!!

    this is a HOAX. Do not delete the critical system file SULFNBK.EXE!

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Moorad Alexanian [ mailto:alexanian@uncwil.edu
    <mailto:alexanian@uncwil.edu> ]
    Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:49 AM
    To: americanscientificaffiliation
    Subject: Fw: URGENT: VIRUS will become active on June 1st !!!

    >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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