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(meteorobs) Fw: Attention!
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To: "P Erickson" <sonny35@vipdot net>
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Subject: (meteorobs) Fw: Attention!
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From: "Ed Majden" <epmajden@shawdot ca>
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:39:06 -0800
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Cc: "meteorobs" <meteorobs@atmob.org>, "RASCals Discussion List" <RASCALS@ap.stmarysdot ca>, "MIAC" <miac-l@uquebecdot ca>, "Sandra Barta" <sbarta@pinc.com>, <respald@sandiadot gov>, "Ren L'Ecuyer" <ren.lecuyer@grostenquin.org>, "Leo Ulenberg" <chum@islanddot net>, <joseph.kryzanowski@sympaticodot ca>, "Jon Lihou" <jlihou@islanddot net>, "John Purdy" <jrlpurdy@telusdot net>, <hildebra@geo.ucalgarydot ca>, "Gord Stewart" <mgstewart@telusdot net>, "Frank Davis" <efdavis@shawdot ca>, "Eric Russel" <ser@softmosisdot ca>, "Doug Wade" <wade@cheshire.ucs.ubcdot ca>, "Doug Hube" <dhube@Phys.UAlbertadot ca>, "Don Legg" <donlegg@home.com>, "Don Fougere" <bolide@mars.ark.com>, "Dennis" <dennis_the_menace@mac.com>, "David Allan" <dlallan@mars.ark.com>, "Dave Balam" <spaceguardc@shawdot ca>, "Chuck Filtness" <chuckfiltness@telusdot net>, "Bill Almond" <fwalmond@shawdot ca>, <ams-staff@amsmeteors.org>, <ajai@sehgaldot net>
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I just received this via Rudy Nagy. Please check your computer for this
virus by following the instructions below. I am sending this to everyone
that I have sent emails to. You may or may not have been infected but it is
worth checking.
Ed
> > > Subject: Attention!
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone (this is Shaayna, not a forwarded message),
> > >
> > > I have just learned from a friend that a new virus may have infected
> > > your
> > > computers. It comes in through the email and then goes into the
> > > address book and sends itself out. It is a very mean one; inspite of
> > > having
> > > an up-to-date Norton virus checker on my system (I bought it in Oct &
> > > continue to get on-line updates!), it got through into my computer.
> > >
> > > You need to check to see if your computer is harbouring the virus.
What
> > > happens is that it lays dormant for 14 days and then apparently kills
> > > your
> > > hard drive.
> > >
> > > **you may want to print this note and follow the instructions below.
> > >
> > > Remove the virus by following these steps:
> > >
> > > *Begin at your desktop (where all your program icons are) when you
turn
> > > on your computer*
> > >
> > > 1. Click on "Start", then click on "find" or "search"
> > >
> > > 2. In the "search for files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe
This
> > > is
> > > the name of the virus.
> > >
> > > 3. In the "look in" section make sure you are searching Drive C
> > >
> > > 4. Hit "search" or "find"
> > >
> > > 5. If your search finds this file, it will be an ugly blackish icon
that
> > > will have the name sulfnbk.exe . DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!!
> > >
> > > 6. Right click once on the file then go down to "delete" and left
click
> > > (or
> > > press delete on your keyboard)
> > >
> > > 7. You will be asked if you want to send the file to the recycling
bin -
> > > say
> > > YES
> > >
> > > 8. Go to your desk top (Where all your icons are) and highlight the
> > > RECYCLE
> > > BIN
> > >
> > > 9. Right click and select "empty contents of recycle bin"
> > >
> > > 10. If you found this virus in your system - please send this or a
> > > similar
> > > email to everyone in your address book since this is how it spreads.
> > >
> > > I certainly hope you did not find anything; if you did, I REALLY
> > > apologize for the inconvenience. You may want to print this note &
> > > redo this procedure again in 3 or 4 days....just to be sure!
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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