Editor's (Otmar's) comment: Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern.
--- Forwarded Message from adaer <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:15:00 -0500
>Sender: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
>From: adaer <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "АлексейДударев" <[log in to unmask]>, "Brain (in Maine)" <[log in to unmask]>, "brian-spring '00" <[log in to unmask]>, "Eduardo R. Gomes" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "John M. Green" <[log in to unmask]>, "MainBrain01_02" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], adaer <[log in to unmask]>, Alex <[log in to unmask]>, "Alison <John Bartle" <[log in to unmask]>, Alison Doughtie <[log in to unmask]>, Brian <[log in to unmask]>, Brian Adae <[log in to unmask]>, Dariann Zielinski <[log in to unmask]>, David Adae <[log in to unmask]>, Dick House <[log in to unmask]>, Ernest Scatton <[log in to unmask]>, Ernie Scatton <[log in to unmask]>, Ian Erne <[log in to unmask]>, Joe Morton <[log in to unmask]>, June Ann Bertrand <[log in to unmask]>, Kate Butler aka K8 <[log in to unmask]>, Katherine Borden <[log in to unmask]>, "LLTI Listserv <LLTI" <[log in to unmask]>, Lorraine Dubois <[log in to unmask]>, mikko Tang <[log in to unmask]>, Rachel Rice <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], Robin Clear <[log in to unmask]>, Sanobar Akhmedova <[log in to unmask]>, SanobarAkhmedova <[log in to unmask]>, Scott Sherter <[log in to unmask]>, Sun-A <[log in to unmask]>, Susan DeMaio <[log in to unmask]>, TESL-L list <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: FYI: virus alert
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Just got this warning from a good friend that a virus had infected her
computer and was sent automatically to everyone in her address book.
We
found this virus on our computer so it has been sent to you via our
address book. You will find the steps to eliminate it later in this
message. Do it! It is a serious virus that was not caught by
anti-virus software.
> I have Norton Anti-Virus and it didn't detect this virus. This is a
> serious e-mail. I received an e-mail from a friend this morning
> about a virus that was passed on to her. Her PC was infected, and
she
> said that since I was in her address book, it had probably been
spread>
> to my computer. I followed the instructions and did locate the
virus.
>
> By following the instructions, I was able to delete it. The bad news
is
> that you probably have it, as you are in MY address book. More bad
news
> is that my anti-virus did not detect it.
>
> The virus lies dormant for 14 days and then kills your hard drive.
>
> Here is what to do. First, print out the following instructions. If
you
> follow these instructions and then see that you have the virus, you
need
> to send a similar e-mail to everyone in your address book. Remove
the
> virus by following these steps:
>
> 1. Go to "Start," then to "Find" or "Search," depending on your
> computer.
>
> 2. In the "Search for Files or Folders" type sulfnbk.exe. This is
the
> name of the virus.
>
> 3. In the "Look In" section, make sure you are searching Drive C.
>
> 4. Hit "Search" or "Find."
>
> 5. If your search finds this file, it will be an ugly blackish icon
> that> will have the name sulfnbk.exe. DO NOT OPEN IT. If it does not
> show up on your first "Search," try a "New Search."
>
> 6. Right click on the file. Go down to "Delete" and left click.
>
> 7. You will be asked if you want to send the file to the Recycling
Bin.
>
> Say "Yes."
>
> 8. Go to your Desktop (where all your icons are) and right click on
the
> Recycle Bin and either manually delete the sulfnbk.exe program by
right
> clicking and then hitting "Delete" and left clicking or empty the
> entire bin.
>
> 9. If you found the virus on your system, send this or a similar
e-mail
> to all the people in your address book because this is how it is
> transferred.
>
Becky
P.S. To my relatives who will receive multiple postings regarding this
matter, because it came from Mom initially, you'll have to do this at least
twice, if not more times. It depends on how many email addresses you have
active on your machine. Double check to make sure that the file isn't still
there.
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Ms. Rebecca Adae
Language Lab Coordinator
State University of New York at New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA
845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3608
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