From: William T. Yates (billyates@billyates.com)
Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 18:17:11 EDT
This is a virus hoax. Do not follow this procedure!
Check the Hoaxbusters site at http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/.
For this particular one, see
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#jdbgmgr
--Bill Yates
Jan de Koning wrote:
>
>> Delivered-To: opa@dekoning.ca
>> Delivered-To: dekoning.ca-jan@dekoning.ca
>> From: "Jack & Joan Vanderkooy" <vanderky@duca.com>
>> To: <mcreasor@duca.com>
>> Subject:
>> Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 13:11:44 -0400
>> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0)
>> Importance: Normal
>>
>> A virus has been passed to me by a contact. My address book was
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>> infected. Since you are in my
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>> address book there is a good chance that you will find it in your
>>
>> computer too.The virus called
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>> jdbgmgr.exe is not detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus systems. This
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>> virus sits quietly for 14 days
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>> before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by
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>> the address book, whether or
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>> not you sent emails to your contacts. Here is how to check for the virus
>>
>> and how to get rid of it:
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>> 1. Go to start then to find or search.
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>> 2. In the file holder option type the name jdbgmgr.exe
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>> 3. Be sure you search your c: drive and all subfolders and any drives
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>> you may have.
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>> 4. Click "find Now"
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>> 5.The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT OPEN
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>> IT !!!!!!
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>> 6. Go to the edit
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>> light the file without opening it.
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>> 7. Now go to the file
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>> will send it to the recycle bin.
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>> Right click on the recycle and select "empty recycle bin". If you find
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>> the virus, you must contact everyone
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>> in your address book so they caneradicate it in their address books.
>>
>>
>>
>> To do this:
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>> 1. Open new email message
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>> 2. Click on the address book icon next to the To:
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>> 3. Highlight every name and add to the BCC
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>> 4.Copy this message and paste to an email.
>>
>>
-- --Bill Yates --mailto:billyates@billyates.com --http://www.billyates.com --CD Reviewer, Webmaster, Roots66.com --Editor, WorldVillage.com's Believer's Weekly --Theron Services: Web Design, Editing, Writing
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