----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Wishart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:29 PM
> > I received an email today from a friend about a virus and I had been > infected so I pass on the information to you in the hope that you can > eliminate it before it does any damage to your address book as > unfortunately, a virus has been passed on to me by a contact. My address > book WAS infected. > > Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you will find it > in your computer too. > The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee antivirus > systems. The virus > sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent > automatically by messenger and by the > address book, whether or not you sent e-mail to your contacts. > Here's how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it: > > YOU MUST DO THIS: > > 1. Go to start, Find or Search option. > 2. In the file folder option, type the name jdbgmgr.exe > 3. Be sure you search your C: drive and all subfolders 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 (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight the > file without opening it. > 7. Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will then go to > the Recycle bin. > 8. IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS > BOOK, SO > THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. > To do this: > a. Open a new e-mail message > b. Click the icon of the address book next to the "TO" > c. Highlight every name and add to "BCC" (which means blind copy) > d. Copy this message and paste to e-mail or forward it. > > > > This is all the information I have- no idea what the virus will do? > > Maree > > Maree > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
