[Dixielandjazz] Try Snopes

[David Palmquist]

The www.Symantec.com site (Norton anti-virus) has information on viruses 
and virus hoaxes.  I'd suggest going there for info.

David Palmquist Delta BC


At 05:22 28-11-02, dhs@ev1.net wrote:
>Dear Listers:
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>I noted the comments about the virus hoax, and attempts to validate it one
>way or another.  An easy way to check out odd bits and pieces that seem too
>good (or too something) to be true is to go to www.snopes.com.  Snopes
>checks out urban legends, and validates some and debunks the rest.
>
>Here's what Snopes had to say about the virus hoax in question:
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>In this case the target file is JDBGMGR.EXE, a Java Debug Manager program
>used by the Microsoft Java runtime engine. This file is included as part of
>a standard Windows installation and is not a "virus." (The icon for this
>file is a graphic of a bear.)
>
>Snopes has saved me from passing on some real nonsense.  Maybe you will like
>it, too.
>
>Regards,
>Dave Stoddard
>Round Rock, TX
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