HOAX!!! my Sysadmin mailed me this link today: http://dispatch.mcafee.com/esecuritynews/may2002/viruswatch.asp?cid=3053
good luck.. -thijs > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Manuel de Aguiar > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > Subject: Witango-Talk: Is jdbgmgr.exe a virus ? ? > > > Hello Everyone, > > I just received this email from a friend. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------------------- > To everyone in my address book > > I just received the following message, did the search as directed and > there was the teddy bear with the virus. Likely it is in your computer > from my address book. Just follow the instructions and it is very easy > to remove. You may have to send the same message to people in your > address book. Sorry for the inconvenience. > > > 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's sent automatically by the messenger and by the address > book, whether or not you sent e-mails to your contacts. I have checked, > found it and deleted it. It's easy to get rid of, though, and here's how: > > 1. Go to your Start, Find, or Search option. > 2. In the files/folder option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe > 3. Be sure to search your "C" drive > 4. Click "Search Now" or "Find Now" > 5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO > NOT OPEN IT > 6. Right click and delete it. It will go to the Recycle Bin > 7. go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well > > IMPORTANT: IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN > YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. > > Please take a few minutes RIGHT NOW to take care of it. > > Thank you > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------------------- > > I checked my computer and found jdbgmgr.exe not only in my computer but > on the servers and on other workstations!! > I noticed that the date of the file was different in every computer > however the size is the same (15,120). > > Since this address is in my address book I will like to check with the > community first to see if anyone has heard of this virus and to please > check your systems in case you are infected. I will like to get some > confirmation of this before I go ahead and send the above email to all > persons in my address book. > Thank you, > Manuel > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
