That virus warning is a hoax. Note that the sulfnbk.exe file it tells you to delete is actually a Microsoft file that is part of Windows. If you delete it, your ability to use long file names may be ruined. From Symantec ----------
Description: The following hoax email was first reported in Brazil, and the original email was in Portuguese. Other language versions are in circulation. Currently, the English language versions are most common. CAUTIONS: This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me utility that is used to restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a virus that targets .exe files. NOTE: The Sulfnbk.exe file is not required to run Windows. It may be necessary if you need to restore long file names if the file names become corrupted. For additional information, read the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of Sulfnbk.exe and How to Replace the Program File (Q301316) The virus/worm [EMAIL PROTECTED] can arrive as an attachment named Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file used by Windows is located by default in the C:\Windows\Command folder. NOTE: The C:\Windows\Command folder is the usual default location for this file. It is possible that if you have a custom installation, or a special configuration that was installed by the computer manufacturer, the file could be in a different location. If the file is located in any other folder (except as noted), or arrives as an attachment to a email message, then it is possible that the file is infected. In this case, if a scan with the latest virus definitions and with NAV set to scan all files does not detect the file as being infected, quarantine and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following the instructions in the document How to submit a file to SARC using Scan and Deliver. If you have deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder and want to know how to restore the file, see the How to restore the Sulfnbk.exe file section at the end of this document. ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter.jonckheere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "colette philippo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 3:53 AM Subject: Fw: virus > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "walter.jonckheere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 9:52 AM > Subject: virus > > > > Bonjour, un nouveau virus circule, qui rentre en action 2 semaines après > > réception et cause des dégats au disque dur; > > nom: sulfnbk.exe > > Suivez à la lettre ce qui suit / follow these instructions > > demarrage / start > > rechercher / find > > dans l'espace " rechercher fichiers/dossiers " tapez sulfnbk.exe / in > space > > find files/folders write sulfnbk.exe > > chercher dans C / search in the drive C > > quand le fichier est trouvé, cliquez avec le bouton droit de la souris sur > > le fichier et cliquez " supprimer" > > when the file is found, clic with the right button on it & clic eliminate > > aller à la corbeille et vider tout / go to the trash & empty it > > Si vous avez trouvé le virus dans votre pc, envoyez à toutes les personnes > > de votre carnet ces instructions, sinon il reviendra > > If you found the virus in your computer, forward these instructions to > all > > persons on your mailing list, otherwise it will come back > > A+ Walter > > > > > > - > -
