Special virus notice

[bojovan]

I received this email from a friend:

Subject: NO JOKE !!!!!!!!!!


Virus !!!!!! jdbgmgr.exe DELETE it
go to start then to files type in the file name, DO NOT OPEN IT!!!!!! it has a little Bear in front,
right click on it then delete it will go to the trash can an delete it again.
Send this to all you're E-MAIL list. it is a worm Virus and will not be picked op by you Virus checker. No JOKE!!!!!!!!

Is this for real?

[skibsy]

Don't delete it ...it's a HOAX!

Have a look here:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...file.hoax.html

[bistro]

It's sad but such virus hoaxes rely on well-meaning friend's concerns in order to propogate the hoax. Even most real viruses over the email comes from well-meaning, but ignorant friends (in the form of attachments usually). In either case, best thing to do is to immediately inform the person who sent it and encourage them to email all to whom he/she sent the hoax notice or infected file and warn them.
Answer: scan everything...ESPECIALLY stuff like "OPEN THIS" or "This is really cool!", "Winner Confirmation! View Immediately!", or even "Cousin Luke's Family Photos" from a family member.

I'll throw this in: Chain email....the ones that promise bad luck if you don't forward it to all your friends and especially the ones that say I don't care or love my friends if I don't: I send it back to the originator (and the person who forwarded it) edited so that it reads that they now have an eternal curse on THEM for just opening my email back to them. That usually takes me off their address book. I won't stand for crap like that. (All my good friends know this about me...haven't received one from them yet... )

[104456]

Yet another HOAX do not delete the file it is trying to get you to corrupt your own system.

[Limerick]

Well said, bistro.

The sad thing about the unceasing paranoia about such things, and the never-ending forwarding of such junk from well-meaning friends, is that we all end up "paying the price." What I mean by that is that when mail servers are being clogged with this kind of stuff, it ultimately boils down to meaning slower performance for the "rank and file" enthusiast.

I wish that I had a dollar for every e-mail message that has been forwarded to me that has had at least a dozen exclamation points in the Subject line, had the word urgent somewhere in the Body text, and that concluded its "message" with a frantic plea for me to send it on to everyone on my mailing list.

Limerick

[SuperSparks]

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...file.hoax.html

[104456]

You did the same as me SuperSparks only after I posted it I noticed skibsy had already posted the same link so deleted it again

[bistro]

Hey! Lookee there! Skibsy already posted the same link! Well I'll be!

[SuperSparks]

Oops, I must have had my eyes shut when I was reading this thread

[bojovan]

I have a friend that got taken by the hoax and has tried to replace the deleted file. He told me that he found 2 different programs for downloading Microsoft VM. He also downloaded the jdbgmgr.exe file but said he didn't know where it should be inserted, or if it could. He says that there is a file named jview after installing new Microsoft VM. He wanted to know if he messed things up and what he should do. I have no idea what to tell him...

[bistro]

That jdbgmgr.exe file goes in the System 32 folder under Windows.

[DuaneB]

Its not necessary to replace the file unless he developes Java programs. Here's MS's site on it.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q322993


This is from McAfee:

"JDBGMGR.EXE is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. This application is only useful for Java developers and does not need to be restored on other user's systems. To restore it in XP:
1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER
2) Click the Expand File... button
3) In the "File to restore" field, type %WinDir%\SYSTEM32\JDBGMGR.EXE and hit ENTER
4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS CAB files. This may vary from machine to machine. It may be on a local drive, network drive, or CD-ROM
(ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL)
5) In the Save File in field, type in %WinDir%\SYSTEM32.
6) Click OK and continue with the restore function"

[Tuttle]

Originally posted by Limerick
I wish that I had a dollar for every e-mail message that has been forwarded to me that has had at least a dozen exclamation points in the Subject line, had the word urgent somewhere in the Body text, and that concluded its "message" with a frantic plea for me to send it on to everyone on my mailing list.

You're not the only one. One of the best signatures I've seen in a while simply reads:

If an email asks you to forward it to all your friends, please forget that I'm your friend.

[bojovan]

How would a person be able to know if they may have caused a problem with there system after trying different things to restore there system back to pre-deleting files condition...

[Mytybaby7]

I can't believe that's STILL going around?

I got that email MONTHS ago...