I just checked the Norton encyclopedia, and it appears to be a hoax as assumed by Ron; here's the info: <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning .html> Paul S. PS My apologies for not alerting the group about goner - by the time I had fixed it, I also had heard about it on the radio, and it was late evening, and ... well, no excuses. Power to the collective creative imagination! At 08:55 AM 12/05/2001 -0500, Ron Huber wrote: >Friends - I recv'd the following warning the other day, and discarded it as >an joke/sab attempt to get people to remove a critical file from their >windows program. Any advice on this would be most gratefully aappreciated >Ron > >FORWARDED > >>Subject: ****VIRUS ALERT**** Found It On My Computer!!!! >> >>I just received this so am passing it on to everyone right away! I did find >it on my computer!! >>I received this e-mail today from someone saying that he had beensent a >virus and it showed up on his computer. The virus was sent to everyone that >he e-mailed in the past month and so it was sent to me. The virus will show >up on all of your computers but it apparently takes a while for it to be >activated. So I am now e-mailing all of you to tell you how you can check >and delete the virus. It is very simple. >> >> >>This virus supposedly is programmed to activate after being on your C drive >for a while.Because of the delay in activation, it does not get picked up by >the antivirus programs like McAfee or Norton. No one knows how long this >virus has been on the system. It is possible that it has been around for >several months. When it does become active, it will erase all files and >folders on your hard drive. The virus gets spread when you send out emails >and filters into C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND. In order to find this virus, follow the >instructions below: >> >> >>* Click on "start" >>* Choose "search" or "find" >>* Choose "files and folders" >>* Select "find" >>* Select "C drive" >>* Name of file to search for: SULFNBK.EXE >> >> >> If you find this file, DO NOT OPEN IT! Select by right clicking on your >mouse and DELETE it. Then close the window and EMPTY your RECYCLE BIN >> >> >> >>The good news is that YOU HAVE ELIMINATED THE VIRUS on YOUR computer. >>The bad news is that you have transmitted this virus to anyone you may have >e-mailed in the last month. Thus the reason for this message. Please contact >everyone in your address book and pass this message along. >> >>Bruce > >**Folkschool-list archives are at: ><http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> > Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School > >
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