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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