[Imc] FWD: Possible virus; check your files
Sharon Irish
s-irish1 at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Thu Dec 6 16:33:03 UTC 2001
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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