Fw: Teddy Bear Icon Virus

[goscilo]

Dear Harlow and SEELANGERS contacted by Harlow,

This supposed virus is a hoax, and if you follow instructions for deletion
you will delete part of your operating system.
DO NOT DELETE AS INSTRUCTED!

Helena Goscilo

--On Monday, 5 January 2004 21:20 -0500 Harlow Robinson
<harlo at MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:r

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: nycr at nyconcertreview.com
> To: nycr at nyconcertreview.com
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 5:15 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Teddy Bear Icon Virus
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> Unfortunately a virus has been passed to me through an address book
> virus which also infected my address book. Since you are in my address
> book, you will probably find it in your computer too. The virus (called
> jdbg.exe) is not detected by Norton or MacAfee anti-virus systems. The
> virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent
> automatically by messenger and by address book, whether or not you sent
> e-mail to your contacts. Basically that means you will pass the virus
> along unknowingly, as I did. I was sent this e-mail, and I am now passing
> it on so you know how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it.
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> Please do this; it is very simple and takes about 2 min.
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> 1. go to start, then click your (find) or (search) option
> 2. in the folder option, type the name: jdbgmgr.exe
> 3. be sure to search your c. drive and all sub folders
> 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!
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> 6. go to (edit) on 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. if you find the virus you
> must contact all the people in your address book so that they may
> eradicate the virus from their own address books.
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> To do this:
> 1. open a new email message
> 2. click the address book icon or button
> 3. highlight every name and add to "bcc"
> 4. copy this message and paste to email.
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> This will affect everyone in your address book so send it now. Sorry
> about this!
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> Mimi Melkonian, Executive Assistant
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> New York Concert Review, Inc.
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> P. O.  Box 230524
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> New York, NY 10023
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> Tel/Fax: (201) 868-7454
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> Email: Mimi at NYConcertReview.com
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