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Re: (meteorobs) Fw: Attention!


This is WRONG! The file named is an essential Windows system file for
filenames! If you delete it you will wreck a lot of stuff on your hard
drive! I was warned about this already.

Breandán


On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Ed Majden wrote:

:-)    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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/earth is 98% full. Please delete anyone you can.

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