[Imc] FWD: Possible virus; check your files

[Sharon Irish]

I know nothing about viruses, but got this info from someone on my list.
This virus warning is a hoax; see the following URLs.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/sulfnbk.html
http://www.vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=257&page=3




At 12:00 AM 12/6/01 -0600, jacobs wrote:
>Hi all, I just got an email about a virus and checked my computer. Sure enough
>the virus was there.  I don't know how long it's been there, so even if I
>haven't e-mailed you lately, follow the directions at the very bottom and just
>check to make sure you don't have the virus on your computer.  It may stay on
>your hard drive for months and do nothing, but it's timed to go off, and when
>it does it will erase your whole hard drive.  If you have it, make sure you
>delete it from your hard drive and your recycle bin.  Whatever you do, do not
>open it.  Sorry if I sent it to you, but it's easy to fix if you find it right
>away.
>
>James Jacobs
>
>So I am now e-mailing all of you to tell you how you
> >>      > can check
> >>      > and delete the virus. It is very simple.
> >>      > >
> >>      > > This virus supposedly is programmed to activate after being
>on
> >>      > your C
> >>      > drive for a while. Because of the delay in activation, it does
> >>      > not get
> >>      > picked up by the ant virus programs like McAfee or Norton. No
> >>      > one knows how
> >>      > long this virus has been on the system. It is possible that it
> >>      > has been
> >>      > around for several months. When it does become active, it will
> >>      > erase all
> >>      > files and folders on your hard drive. The virus gets spread
>when
> >>      > you send
> >>      > out emails and filters into C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND. In order to
>find
> >>      > this virus,
> >>      > follow the instructions below:
> >>      > > - Click on "start"
> >>      > > - Choose "search" or "find"
> >>      > > - Choose "files and folders"
> >>      > > - Select "find"
> >>      > > - Select "C drive"
> >>      > > - Name of file to search for: SULFNBK.EXE
> >>      > > If you find this file, DO NOT OPEN IT! Select by right
> >>      > clicking on your
> >>      > mouse and DELETE it. Then close the window and EMPTY your
> >>      > RECYCLE BIN
> >>      > > The good news is that YOU HAVE ELIMINATED THE VIRUS on YOUR
> >>      > computer. The
> >>      > bad news is that you have transmitted this virus to anyone you
> >>      > may have
> >>      > e-mailed in the last month. Thus the reason for this message. I
> >>      > am truly
> >>      > sorry. Please contact everyone in your address book and pass
> >>      > this message
> >>      > along.
>
>James R. Jacobs
>Graduate Reference Assistant
>Education/Social Science Library
>University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
>Home: 303B1 Paddock Drive
>Savoy, IL 61874
>(217)359-9283
>jacobs at uiuc.edu
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