This is a hoax, a friend succumbed yesterday! <sulfnbk.exe> is a non- critical Window's operating system file - for repair instructions see: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.e xe.warning.html
Always check before passing on warnings. 8<) Cheerio... Rex On 11 Jan 02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently received an email from a relative that informed me that he > may have sent me a virus. As I don't remember receiving an attached > file from him I was skeptical but when I followed his directions I > found that I did indeed have it in my hard drive. Yesterday I sent his > instructions for finding and deleting the virus to people I knew I had > written to recently and this morning received one response saying that > he too had the virus, but didn't remember receiving an attached file > from me. I've never heard of a virus being transmitted without an > attachment but as I sent a couple of emails to this list I thought I > would send my cousins remedy anyway. > > Sorry for any inconvienience, here is his letter; > > Hey All- > > I got a letter from someone on my mailing list saying they had a virus > which was probably passed on to me and anyone on my mailing list, > ergo...You!! I did indeed have it, so I assume you're cursed also. > Its easy to remove and is supposed to be dormant for 2 weeks so here's > directions on how to remove it before its a problem: > > 1.) mash the "start" button on desktop > 2.) go to "find or search" button > 3.) in "search for files or folders" type in....sulfnbk.exe > 4.) make sure your "c" drive (hard drive) is where its looking > 5.) it has a black, ugly icon which you'll see, Don't Open It!!! > 6.) right click on the file and then choose "delete file" thereby > sending it to the recycle bin 7.) empty recycle bin, now you're ok > 8.) let everyone else in your address book know too as evidently they > got it if you do > > RB > > > >
