[Y-Indology] Fw: FW: Urgent --Please follow the instuctions --Virus activating on 1st June

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Dear Vibha,

 

Symantec says it's a hoax. See also:

http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/weekly/aa051601a.htm

 

Your friend might have had the Magistr virus instead.

 

Best wishes,

Stephen Hodge

 

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"vibha arora" <sacredlandscapes

<indology>

Friday, June 01, 2001 12:29 AM

[Y-Indology] Fw: FW: Urgent --Please follow the instuctions --Virus

activating on 1st June

 

 

>

> it has wiped my friends hard disk, so please take it

> seriously......

>

>

> >>FW: Urgent --Please follow the instuctions

> --Virus activating on

> >>1st June>>Dear Users,

> >>

> >>

> >>Please do check about this new virus. No Virus

> software can detect it.

> >>It will become active on June 1, 2001. It wipes out

> all files and folders

> >>on

> >>the hard drive.

> >>

> >>This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates to 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.

> >>

> >>

> >>DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE - McAFEE and

> NORTON.

> >>THEY CANNOT DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A

> VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST.

> >>WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!!

> >>

> >>PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

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