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(meteorobs) Fw: virus
> Sorry folks. Looks like this was another hoax. Read below. Thanks
> Margaret, and the others that responded to my message.
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Margaret Campbell <mdcampbe@uwodot ca>
> To: <epmajden@shawdot ca>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [MIAC-L] Fw: Attention!
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I got a similar email a few days ago and checked a few anti-virus
> > pages: it seems that while there is an infected version of sulfnbk.exe
> > going around, if you find it in the Windows\Command directory it's
> > probably not infected. It's a long file name backup utility, which can
> > be restored if it's been deleted. A couple of interesting sites are
> > http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084& and
> > http://www.europe.f-secure.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml. Even if the true
> > system file has been deleted, most people don't use it so the system
> > should work fine.
> > Margaret Campbell
> >
> > Department of Physics and Astronomy
> > University of Western Ontario
> > London ON N6A 3K7
> > mdcampbe@uwodot ca
> >
>
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