Fw: Teddy Bear Icon Virus

[Claudia Allemann]

The reported virus is only a hoax. The file jdbgmgr.exe is the Microsoft 
Debugger Registrar for Java. It can be infected by a virus, but is not a virus 
itself. So don't delete the file!

For further information see:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

Kind regards,
Claudia Allemann

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Quoting Harlow Robinson <harlo at MINDSPRING.COM>:

> ----- 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.
> 
> Please do this; it is very simple and takes about 2 min.
> 
> 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!
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> This will affect everyone in your address book so send it now. Sorry  
> about this!
> 
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> 
> Mimi Melkonian, Executive Assistant
> 
> New York Concert Review, Inc.
> 
> P. O.  Box 230524
> 
> New York, NY 10023
> 
> Tel/Fax: (201) 868-7454
> 
> Email: Mimi at NYConcertReview.com
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Claudia Allemann
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