I got that sort of message last year from an associate. Smelling a rat I hopped on the appropriate anti-virus - ie, Symantec's et alii - web sites and told my associate.
It's one of those things that make me greatly relieved to be a home Linux-user - you get a certain amount of skepticism built in as regards virus scares. My Win98 partition _never_, but _never_ sees the Internet, so any jdbmgr.exe in my Windows directory or anywhere else on that partition, was either there on install, or one of the Shoemaker's Elves or the Tooth Fairy put it there. Take your pick - it's a free country! Wesley Parish On Thursday 13 March 2003 02:50 am, you wrote: > This was passed to me because I was in Russ' address book so check yours > systems > > > Dear All, > > A virus has been passed to me by a contact. My address book in turn has > been affected. Since you are in my address book there is a good chance you > will find it in your computer too. > > I followed the direction below and eradicated the virus easily. The virus > (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus > systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It > is sent automatically by messenger and by the address book whether r not > you sent emails to your contacts. > > Here is how you check for the virus and get rid of it. > > 1. Go to start, find or search option. > > 2. In the file/folders option, type the name: jdbgmgr.exe > > 3. Be sure to search your C: drive and all the subfolders and any other > drives you may have. > > 4. Click "find now" > > 5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT OPEN > IT > > 6. Go to edit (on the menu bar), choose "select all" to highlight the file > without opening it. > > 7. Now go to the file (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will then go > to the recycle bin. > > IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS,YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK > SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. > > To do this: > > (a) Open a new e-mail message > > (b) Click on the icon of the address book next to the "TO" > > (c) Highlight every name and add to "BCC" > > (d) Copy this message above and paste to e-mail. > > (e) Enter subject > > Apologies for the inconvenience and to those of you who have had this > message several times from different people! > Ralph Pollock > Director, Software Business Strategy > Software Group > IBM > Somers, New York > > 914-766-1345 > T/L 826-1345 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *********************************************************************** > Director, Technical Strategy > IBM Software Group > Phone: 914-766-1193 T/L 826-1193 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Route 100, Somers, NY 10589 > > Sincerely, > > Russell Kojima > > IBM Global Services, Linux and Open Source Strategy and Solutions > Office: (925) 600-7219 T/L: 544-9092 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ibm.com/linux > > > Craig Moody > Linux Architect > US Linux National Practice > Springfield Il > 217-793-5880 T/L 747-5880 > Mobile Office 217-698-3341 > Cellular Phone 217-341-5151 > Internet ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."
