-Caveat Lector- On 27 May 2001, at 20:53, Bill Richer wrote: > Dear friends: > I checked and had this virus! Please check your computer! > > God Bless > > Bill > It's a hoax. Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) http://www.symantec.com/avcenter SULFNBK.EXE Warning Reported on: April 17, 2001 Last Updated on: May 15, 2001 at 05:28:25 PM PDT The following hoax email has been reported in Brazil. The original email is in Portuguese; it is followed by an English translation. CAUTION: This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a virus that targets .exe files. Original Portuguese version: Voc�s acreditam que uma amiga da lista enviou um alerta e os procedimentos que deveriam ser tomados para a poss�vel detec��o do maledeto SULFNBK.EXE. e eu fui conferir s� por desencargo de consci�ncia. Pois �...O bichinho tava l�, escondidinho at� da McAfee e do Norton, talvez esperando algum gatilho pr� come�ar a trabalhar, n�? A� v�o, mo�ada, as orienta��es que eu segui � risca e que me levaram ao tal coisinha ru�m: 1 - Iniciar/Localizar Pastas. Digite o nome do "mardito": SULFNBK.EXE 2 - Se for encontrado, abra o Windows Explorer, v� at� a pasta onde ele se encontra alojado e delete-o de l� ou do pr�prio ambiente do Localizar; - N�o click com o bot�o esquerdo sobre ele e n�o abra o arquivo nem em caso de inc�ndio, ok? 3 - Apenas delete o bichinho. 4 - O meu estava em Windows/Command. 5 - O v�rus da pessoa que passou o aviso estava em Windows/Config. Sim, o Norton e nem o McAfee n�o detectou. N�o sabemos se ele faz algum estrago na m�quina, mas acho que ningu�m aqui vai querer testar para saber, n�? Gente, sem brincadeiras, j� tirei o meu daqui.... E nem imaginava que tivesse h�spedes no PC. Minha vacina est� super-atualizada!!! Fa�am o mesmo, ok? Translated English version: Do you believe that a friend of mine sent me an alert and the procedure that we have to follow for the possible infection of SULFNBK.EXE. And I had checked, just to make sure. An then... the file was there, hidden even of McAfee and Norton, maybe waiting something to start work. Well, see bellow the procedure that I followed step by step, and I found the file: 1. Start/Find Folders. Type the file name: SULFNBK.EXE 2. If it find, open Windows Explorer, browse into the folder where the file is and delete it. Do not click with left button on the file and do not open it. 3. Just delete it 4. Mine was on Windows/Command 5. The virus from the person who gave the alert was on Windows/Config Yes, Norton and McAfee do not detect it. We do not know if it makes some damage on the machine, but I think that anybody will not want to test it to know, will it? Folks, this is not a fun, I delete it from my computer. And my definitions are updated. Do it the same, ok? Category: Hoax Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages. Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it. Write-up by: Patrick Martin -- Best Wishes A just government, one that is working for the people, need not fear the people's encrypted conversations. An unjust government, one that is working for itself, not the people, fears any speech it cannot control. - Unknown <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
