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Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2001 11:23:55 -0800
From:	hansson <hansson AT ttinational DOT net>
Subject:	Re: VIRUS ALERT and instructions
To:	Vince D McCarthy <vmccar AT juno DOT com>, kaleidoscope AT pronet DOT net,
	djgpp AT delorie DOT com, bdenneen AT slonet DOT org, honeybunny AT thegrid DOT net,
	newkneekate1 AT hotmail DOT com, gnsdulany AT aol DOT com, eevanoff AT juno DOT com,
	sfinucane AT thetribunenews DOT com, snip010967 AT aol DOT com, bdf AT surfari DOT net,
	jvflaw AT aol DOT com, gpa_nipomo AT yahoo DOT com, hartofflin AT aol DOT com,
	nipomocommunity AT egroups DOT com, sqn210 AT juno DOT com, tcblynn AT aol DOT com,
	nixjmn AT thegrid DOT net, savethemesa AT egroups DOT com, NancyDShipley AT aol DOT com,
	eslater AT pulitzer DOT net, mwinn AT onemain DOT com
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Vince -- This is a hoax -- I found it on the Norton Hoax list ---
Happy New year
El-Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince D McCarthy" <vmccar AT juno DOT com>
To: <kaleidoscope AT pronet DOT net>; <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>; <bdenneen AT slonet DOT org>;
<honeybunny AT thegrid DOT net>; <newkneekate1 AT hotmail DOT com>; <gnsdulany AT aol DOT com>;
<eevanoff AT juno DOT com>; <sfinucane AT thetribunenews DOT com>; <snip010967 AT aol DOT com>;
<bdf AT surfari DOT net>; <jvflaw AT aol DOT com>; <gpa_nipomo AT yahoo DOT com>;
<hansson AT ttinational DOT net>; <hartofflin AT aol DOT com>;
<nipomocommunity AT egroups DOT com>; <sqn210 AT juno DOT com>; <tcblynn AT aol DOT com>;
<nixjmn AT thegrid DOT net>; <savethemesa AT egroups DOT com>; <NancyDShipley AT aol DOT com>;
<eslater AT pulitzer DOT net>; <mwinn AT onemain DOT com>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: VIRUS ALERT and instructions


> This e-mail message came from a friend that e-mails me a lot. The virus
> referred
> to I found on my hard drive in "C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND". I followed the below
> instructions and found the virus. It only takes a few minutes to do and
> will
> save a lot of problems
> Vince.....
>
> To all contacts in my address book:
>
>    Many apologies for this, but I have picked up a virus that is
> transmitted
> automatically via address books. Because I have your address means that
> you're likely to have the virus.
>    The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton, and lies dormant for 14
> days before it then closes down your entire system!  THE PROBLEM IS I
> DIDN'T
> CHECK MY EMAIL UNTIL 12/26/01 AND MY FRIEND SENT THIS TO ME 12/18/01. SO
> WE
> ONLY HAVE A COUPLE DAYS LEFT.
>    The attached instructions is simple yet effective method of finding
> and
> deleting the virus before it can do you any harm. PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY!!!
>
>    This is a virus that is spread from address book to address book. It
> is
> apparently undetectable by Norton and Mcafee. It remains dormant for
> about
> 14 days. the activates and wipes out the hard drive data. The directions
> for
> removing it are easy.
>  1. Go to 'start' -then to 'find or search'  (depending on your computor)
>  2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe - this is
> the
>     virus.
>  3. In the 'look in' make sure your're searching Drive C.
>  4. Hit 'search' button (or find)
>  5.If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon) that will have the
>     name "sulfnbk.exe")
>
>                        ******* DO NOT OPEN IT. ********
>
>   6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left click.
>   7. It will ask you if you if you want to send it to the recycle bin,
> say
>      yes.
>   8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on
> the
>      recycle bin.
>   9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty the bin. If
> you
>      find it, send this email to all in your address book, because that's
>      how it's transferred.
>
>
>                         ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPOSAL
>   1. After finding the virus through search, go to Windows Explorer and
>      go to the C:hard drive. Then scroll down to the Windows Folder and
>      open it. Then scroll down to the Windows Command folder and scroll
>      down until you find the file "SULFNBK.EXE with icon" and highligh
>      this file. Then click on "FILE" at top of screen, open that window
>      and click on delete. Yes you want to send it to the trash bin!
>
>                             DOS METHOD
>    2. Go to the DOS Prompt and cd "C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND" and do a
>       "DIR sulfnbk.exe" if found delete it.
>
>  Once again, many apologies. The instructions are simple and effective.
> Do
>  it now.
>

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