This hoax was passed around my area 6 months ago. The "virus" is a self-inflicted virus, i.e., doing what the email suggests damages a necessary part of your file manager program. See the link below for full details.
> ---------- > From: Steve Grobe[SMTP:[email protected]] > Reply To: Steve Grobe > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:47 AM > To: 'Dan Teninty - DTEC Associates'; Emc-Pstc@Majordomo. Ieee. Org > (E-mail) > Subject: RE: Virus Alert > > > This could very well be a hoax. > > http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/sulfnbk.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Teninty - DTEC Associates > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 9:52 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: FW: Virus Alert > > > > > > > > > > > > Managing Partner > > DTEC Associates LLC > > > > (509) 443-0215 > > (509) 443-0181 fax > > http://www.dtec-associates.com > > > > Streamlining The Compliance Process > > While Advancing New Products To Market > > > > This email transmission is confidential and intended for the > > addressee only. > > It may contain privileged and confidential information. If > > you are not the > > person or organization to whom it is addressed, you must not copy, > > distribute, or take any action in reliance upon it. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brian Seppi [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 2:05 AM > > To: Amy Robinson; Barry & Chris Lines; Betty Brandle > > Subject: Virus Alert > > > > > > I was informed that I had received a virus from Dave Frank. > > According to his instructions, go to your start menu, > > find/search & look for a file called > > > > sulfnbk.exe > > > > If you have the virus, you'll see a black icon next to the > > file. DELETE it (right click on it and go to delete) ...DO > > NOT OPEN IT!!! Then empty your recycle bin. It goes out to > > everyone in your e-mail address book. Our version of Virus > > Scan did not find it. > > > > I apologize for the inconvenience - Kathleen > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > > [email protected] > > with the single line: > > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > > Dave Heald: [email protected] > > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: [email protected] > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Dave Heald: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
