Virus Alert

[QuickDraw 0]

Before any of you read this....it is a hoax....ok ?
Had to laugh at it though
I got it off a friend of mine who was panicking that she may have sent it me
Kudos to the brains behind this

>To:
>Subject: virus alert!!
>Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 08:41:25 +0100
>
>I received this email 17th September, and have successfully deleted the
>virus as instructed.
>
>
> > The following message was sent to us this morning regarding a virus
>which
>is
> > automatically forwarded to anyone in your address book. Having checked
>our
> > computer it would appear that we have also been infected and may have
>passed
> > it on to you via our address book. Please follow the procedure below to
> > check for the virus and remove it if necessary.
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I am very sorry about this.
> >
> > A colleague's Address Book has been infected by a virus and it was
>passed
>on
> > to my computer. My Address Book, in turn, has been infected. The virus (
> > called jdbgmgr.exe ) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus
>systems.
> > The virus sits dormant for 14 days before damaging the system. Its sent
> > automatically by messenger and 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 on Find or Search option.
> > 2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
> > 3. Be sure you search your C: drive 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; choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening
>it
> > 7. Now go to file and select "delete". It will then go to the Recycle
>Bin
> > 8. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.
> >
> > IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
>BOOK
> > SO THAT THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. I AM EXTREMELY
> > SORRY ABOUT THIS I'M SURE THAT AS I HAVE FOUND IT EVERYONE IN MY ADDRESS
> > BOOK WILL HAVE IT AS WELL.
> > To do this open new e-mail message
> > Click the photo of address book next to "To"
> > Click every name and add it to BCC
> > Copy this message, enter Subject, paste to e-mail, send

-- Hope you don't die. --

I'm fucking winning

[skybytch 273]

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Had to laugh at it though

I wasn't laughing the other day when someone from work discovered they "had" this "virus." Managed to keep most everyone from deleting the file, but one person got it deleted before I could get the "it's a hoax" email to them.

What a pain in the ass...

[wildblue 7]

try keeping a large company of idiots from doing that.
I'm just waiting for someone to send an email like that with actual important files for the victim (moron) to delete. I've seen two variations of that - the other was suflnk.exe (or something like that)

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[harro 0]

We had this Virus message go through our network. Just to teach them a lesson, we got them to rebuild every PC. 1,500 pc's later... they were not impressed

Jumpy Jumpy??

[PhreeZone 20]

I just set the mail filters to scan for the file names and if it finds them... bye bye hoax email. I have a feeling I'm abusing the filter, my recieved from outside network traffic is 38% of what it was 2 months ago, Oh well. Till someone bitches....

Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery

Parachutemanuals.com

[lummy 4]

Please send out to all your buddies as soon as possible... Following these instructions will ensure that you will never get another virus

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The following message was sent to us this morning regarding a virus
which is automatically forwarded to anyone in your address book. Having checked
our computer it would appear that we have also been infected and may have
passed it on to you via our address book. Please follow the procedure below to
check for the virus and remove it if necessary.

Dear All,

I am very sorry about this.

A colleague's Address Book has been infected by a virus and it was
passed on
to my computer. My Address Book, in turn, has been infected. The virus ( called OUTLOOK) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus systems. The virus sits dormant for 14 days before damaging the system. It’ s sent automatically by messenger and 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 on Find or Search option.
2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name OUTLOOK
3. Be sure you search your C: drive and any other drives you may have.
4. Click "Find now "
5. The virus has a Windows icon with the name Outlook.exe DO NOT OPEN IT
6. Go to edit; choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening it
7. Now go to file and select "delete". It will then go to the Recycle
Bin
8. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.

IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
BOOK SO THAT THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. I AM EXTREMELY SORRY ABOUT THIS I'M SURE THAT AS I HAVE FOUND IT EVERYONE IN MY ADDRESS BOOK WILL HAVE IT AS WELL.
To do this open your e-mail client
Hit yourself upside the head and say “DUH!!! I’m SHTUPID!!!”

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[Kris 0]

Yup, that one made it through my office. The aftermath after people found out it was a hoax was amusing. Everyone wanted that file back IMMEDIATELY!

I had to tell several very frustrated people that unless they were Java developers, they didn't need it.

Sigh...Move along.

Kris

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[Galen 0]

Since I work at a location distant from the corporate office I got the job as the IT guy (because I knew how to check e-mail) in addition to my regular job. We always have the same people who get viruses. You know, the ones that don't think there could be anything wrong when the subject line says "I thought of you when I saw this" from someone named "Betsy". They never learn.
Well, one the guys got a similar do-it-yourself virus and was so proud of himself for deleting these files. Thought he was a real guru. He also took it upon himself to go other workstations and get rid of this virus file that was surprisingly on these other PC's. His heart was in the right place. A little bit of knowledge is dangerous. That's why I choose to be a complete moron.

Respect the Dolphin