This is a hoax, not a real virus warning.

Please verify the accuracy of virus alerts before forwarding!

TomC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JackT [SMTP:jat2938@COMCAST.NET]
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 6:15 PM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      This is for real- please read!
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Unfortunately a virus ! has been passed to me through a friend's
> address book,
> which also infected my address book. Since you are in my
> address book, you
> will probably find it on your computer too. The virus
> (called jdbg.exe)
> is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti virus systems. The
> virus sits
> quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent
> automatically by
> 'messenger' and by address book, weather or not you sent e
> mail to your
> contacts. Basically that means you will pass it along
> unknowingly, as I did.
>
>
> I was sent this e mail and am now passing it on to you as to
> how to check
> for the virus and how to get rid of it. Please do this! It's
> very simple to
> do and takes about 3 min.
> 1. Go to start, then click your "find" or "search" option.
> 2. in the folder option type the name jdbgmgr.exe
> 3. Be sure to search your drive c and all the sub folders
> and any other
> drives you may have
> 4. click "find now! "
> 5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe
> DO NOT OPEN IT!
> 6. Go to edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to
> highlight the
> file without opening it.
> 7. Now go to file (on the menu bar) and select delete. It
> will go to the
> recycle bin. If you find the virus you must contact all the
> people on your
> address book so that they may eradicate the virus from their
> own address
> books.
>
> To do this
> 1 open a new e mail message
> 2. click the icon address book next to "to"
> 3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
> 4. Copy this message and paste it to e mail
>
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