[Dixielandjazz] Re: virus warning NOT A FAKE! Immediate action required!!!

[Jerry Gordon]

NO! NO! NO!

Bill, 

Please tell everyone you sent this to that now you're really sorry for
passing along this hoax. See
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html for
details.

Jerry Gordon

On Mon, 19 May 2003 20:36:41 -0700 "Bill Horton"
<horton4jaz at earthlink.net> writes:
> Sorry, everybody! A virus has been passed on to me by
>  a contact.
>  My address book was infected. Since you are in my book, there is
>  a good chance you have been infected too. The virus (called 
> jdbgmgr.exe) is
>  not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus system. The virus sits 
> quietly
>  for 14 days before damaging the system. It is automatically 
> transmitted
>  by the address book  -
>  whether or not you sent  e-mails to your contacts.!
> 
> 
> 
>  Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid
>  of it:
> 
>  1. go to Start, click Find or Search option
> 
>  2. in the File Folder option, type the name
>  jdbgmgr.exe
> 
>  3. Be sure you search your C:drive and all subfolders
>  and any other drives you may have.
> 
>  4.click "find now" or "search"
> 
>  5. The virus may have a Teddy Bear icon with the name
>  jdbgmgr.exe
>  DO NOT
>  OPEN IT !
> 
>  6. Go To Edit (on the menu bar) choose "select all" to
>  highlight the file without opening it.
> 
>  7. Now go to file (on the menu bar) and select delete.
>  It will then go into the recycle bin.
> 
>  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.
>  TO DO THIS:
> 
>  a. open a new e-mail message
> 
>  b. click the icon of the address book, the first name
>  is already highlighted
> 
>  c. hold down the shift key (on your keyboard), scroll
>  to the bottom of your address book and click on the last name (this 
> will
>  highlight all the people in your book)
> 
>  d. add to "BCC".
> 
>  e. In the "to" box type in your own email address.
> 
>  f. Copy this message and paste into e-mail
> 
>  Again I am so sorry for the inconvenience.  Don't be
>  mad at me-- this is not my fault.............