Hello from Gregg C Levine Funny, I was thinking the same thing. It happens that I've heard this same line of unreason before. It seems there are a lot of urban legends, and myths, running rampant out there. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Wesley Parish > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 4:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Virus Detection > > 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."
