AMEN!! I must receive 5 hoax emails for every real threat. It is SO easy to verify if something a hoax, one should not have 500 others have to do it for you.
Marshall James Allison wrote: > I am so tired of these things, if people are going to list the virus > stuff on the list, PLEASE verify the information first! AVERT HOAX > Notice!! > > McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX. > > This email message is just a HOAX. Although, the SULFNBK.EXE file may > become infected by a number of valid viruses (most commonly > W32/magi...@mm, the details of this HOAX message are not based on > actual events. > > We are advising users who receive the email to delete the message and > DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates. > SULFNBK.EXE is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore > long file names > > In the event that SULFNBK.EXE was deleted erroneously, the following > method may be used to restore the file from backup: > > -- Windows 98 Instructions -- > > 1) Click START - RUN, type SFC and hit ENTER > 2) In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore" field, > type C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE and hit ENTER > 3) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS CAB > files > (ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS) > (ie. D:\WIN98 where D is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM) > 4) Click OK and continue with the restore function > > -- End Windows 98 Instructions -- > > -- Windows ME Instructions -- > > 1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER > 2) Click the Extract Files button > 3) In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore" field, > type C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE and hit ENTER > 4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS CAB > files > (ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL) > 5) Click OK and continue with the restore function > > -- End Windows ME Instructions -- > > -James > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Osbourne, Holmes > To: Mike Devour ; Silver-List > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:37 AM > Subject: CS>Virus Alert > > Hello, > > I received the following message on Saturday 12-8-01 AM from > a friend with whom I correspond occasionally. When I > searched I found the file SULFNBK.EXE in C:/windows/command, > and deleted it. It has been over a month since I > corresponded with him. > > The message I received: > > ---start of message--- > > Please check the following information to see if we > > transferred a VIRUS to anyone. > > I was sent this from a client -- and we did have it on > > our C-Drive. > > Sorry -- we hope this hasn't transferred to you. > > Do the following instructions: > > This is a time release virus which means that Norton > > and MacAfee Anti- virus do not pick it up until it is > > too late. > > I was told that the virus may have attached itself to > > everyone in my address book, and that I should send > > this warning to all of you regardless of whether or > > not I have emailed you in the past week or so. > > Please follow the following directions to see if you > > have the virus and if you do, to eliminate it. > > Click on "start". > > Choose "find" or "search". > > Choose "files and /or folders". > > Select "find". > > Select "C drive". > > The file to search for is: SULFNBK.EXE > > If you find this file, DO NOT OPEN IT! > > SELECT THE FILE BY right clicking ON YOUR MOUSE AND > > DELETE IT! > > Then close the window and EMPTY YOUR RECYCLE BIN. > > Then email everyone in your address book and ask them > > to follow the same procedures. > > ---end of message--- > > James-Osbourne: Holmes > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
