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Re: [Pan-users] spoofed sub request
From: |
sam ende |
Subject: |
Re: [Pan-users] spoofed sub request |
Date: |
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:58:43 +0100 |
> Sorry to take up bandwidth on an off topic, but perhaps this will
> spare a few subscribers from wasting their time and worrying.
hallo, i just got this from yahoo, sorta explains whats going on.;
----- Original Message -----
From: <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 10:27 AM
Subject: [eo] File - Hoax Alerts
>
> This is an advisory email only. You are not required to do anything.
>
> Emails frequently get sent to lists warning about viruses. Some of
> these are timely, whilst others are hoaxes.
>
> The main hoax viruses circulating with great regularity ask that you
> delete file sulfnbk.exe or file JDBGMGR.EXE from your system. These files
> should NOT be deleted from your computer. The file SULFNBK.EXE is a
> standard component of the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems,
> a program used to backup and restore long filenames. The JDBGMGR.EXE is
> also a standard component used as a Java debugger Manager.
>
> The presence of these files do not indicate that a user's PC is harboring
> a virus, and the unnecessary deletion of these files can interfere with
the
> normal functioning of a PC.
>
> If you are ever sent an email stating that you have a virus, it is
advisable
> that you check with the Nortons (http://www.symantec.com/) or McAfee
> (http://www.mcafee.com/Default.asp?Plugin=no) sites to check whether it is
> a virus and what you can do about it.
>
> An alternative source of information regarding possible hoaxes and
> a wide variety of urban legends is http://www.snopes2.com/
>
> This email has been set to regularly appear so that new people to the list
are
> not unduly worried. I hope all regulars will just use the delete key when
they
> see it and know what it says. Thank you.
>
> Jacqui
> List Moderator
>