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If you recieve an e-mail like the following, disregard it. DO NOT DELETE THE FILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS A HOAX
What a way to start the new year, eh? Sorry to have to send you this messge, but better safe than sorry. I have no idea if it means anything, but I found the virus name if my file folder under C drive. So please read on for directions for eliminating it..... Mary Howard Elly
> > Hi everyone, > > Please check this right away!!! This virus gets sent out by >anyone who > > receives it and has an address book > > set up (you don't need to open it to activate it). All of you >guys are in > > my address book, so you may have gotten it. Just follow the >directions >and > > delete it and hopefully none of us will have any problems. Do a >search and > > see if this virus program is on your computer - Delete it - DON'T >OPEN IT. > > If you have this virus, chances are that everyone in your address >book now > > has it too. It lies dormant for 14 days, then it kills your hard >drive. > > This virus was sent to me through someone's address book, and it >hasn't >yet > > done anything to my computer, which must mean I haven't had it >for 14 >days, > > so neither should any of you. > > > > The directions for removing it are easy: > > 1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find' or 'search' (depending on your >computer). > > 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe -- >this is the > > virus. > > 3. In the 'look in' make sure you're searching Drive C. > > 4. Hit 'search' button (or 'find') > > 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will >have the >name > > 'sulfnbk.exe') DO NOT OPEN IT > > 6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and > > left click. > > 7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say >yes. > > 8. Go to your desktop and double click on the > > recycle bin. > > 9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty the >bin. > > > > If you find it send this email to all in your address book, >because that's > > how it's transferred.
[ January 04, 2002: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7405 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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I just got an email from my isp. They had received that warning and were letting everyone know not to delete it as it's a part of windows that has something to do with allowing long file names.
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa
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