Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 Hey Guys, Check this, just rec'd it and sure enough it was there....Tony. I received this virus warning Saturday morning, May 26. I followed the > instructions and sure enough, my computer was infected!! I've got anti-virus > software and it did not pick it up! Please read the following carefully. > > URGENT. A VIRUS could be in your computer files now, dormant but > will become active on June 1. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK > IF YOU HAVE IT AND TO REMOVE IT NOW. > > It was brought to my attention yesterday that a virus is in circulation via > email. I looked for it and to my surprise I found it on my computer!! > Please follow the directions and remove it from yours NOW!!!!!!! > only takes a few minutes. > > No Virus software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, 2001. > It might be too late by then. It wipes out all files and folders on > the hard drive. This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates t! ! o the > 'C:\windows\command' folder. To find it and get rid of it off of > your computer, do the following. > > Go to the "START" button. > Go to "FIND" or "SEARCH" > Go to "FILES & FOLDERS" > Make sure the find box is searching the "C:" drive. > Type in; SULFNBK.EXE > Begin search. > If it finds it, highlight it. > Go to 'File' and delete it. > Close the Find Dialog box > Open the Recycle Bin > Find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin > You should be safe. > > The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent ANY > E-mail to in the past few months. Many major companies have found this virus > on > their computers. Please help your friends !!!!!!!! > > DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and NORTON CANNOT > DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST. > >! ! ; WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 Tony, please do a little homework before spreading such "warnings." This one seems to be a well- known hoax -- and SULFNBK.EXE is apparently a perfectly legitimate Windows file name. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html On Tue, 29 May 2001 16:40:03 -0000 "Tony O'Clery" <aoclery writes: > Hey Guys, Check this, > just rec'd it and sure enough it was there....Tony. > > I received this virus warning Saturday morning, May 26. I followed > the > > instructions and sure enough, my computer was infected!! I've got > anti-virus > > software and it did not pick it up! Please read the following > carefully. > > > > URGENT. A VIRUS could be in your computer files now, dormant but > > will become active on June 1. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK > > IF YOU HAVE IT AND TO REMOVE IT NOW. > > > > It was brought to my attention yesterday that a virus is in > circulation > via > > email. I looked for it and to my surprise I found it on my > computer!! > > Please follow the directions and remove it from yours NOW!!!!!!! > > only takes a few minutes. > > > > No Virus software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, > > 2001. > > It might be too late by then. It wipes out all files and folders > on > > the hard drive. This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates t! ! o > > the > > 'C:\windows\command' folder. To find it and get rid of it off of > > your computer, do the following. > > > > Go to the "START" button. > > Go to "FIND" or "SEARCH" > > Go to "FILES & FOLDERS" > > Make sure the find box is searching the "C:" drive. > > Type in; SULFNBK.EXE > > Begin search. > > If it finds it, highlight it. > > Go to 'File' and delete it. > > Close the Find Dialog box > > Open the Recycle Bin > > Find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin > > You should be safe. > > > > The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent ANY > > E-mail to in the past few months. Many major companies have found > > this virus > > on > > their computers. Please help your friends !!!!!!!! > > > > DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and NORTON CANNOT > > DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST. > > > >! ! ; WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!! > > > > > > > /join > > > > > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and > subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not > different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of > the nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is > always Present. It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know > the Heart to be the Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee > relishes in the Truth of Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from > within into It Self. Welcome all to a. > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > > ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 It is a hoax Tony, http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html Wim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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