Re: Virus you are probably infected James R. Brett 11 Dec 2001 14:55 EST
This is a hoax! see: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#sulfnbk Lynn Johnson wrote: > I was and it went into my address book. Please send to everyone else in your > address book. This will delete your hard drive in about 14 days. > ---------------------- Forwarded by Lynn Johnson on 12/11/2001 02:18 PM > --------------------------- > > David Westbrook > 12/11/2001 12:31 PM > > To: Mary Pat xxxxxx@NAS, Lynn xxxxxx@NAS, Robyn > Bumbry/NRC/xxxxxx@NAS > cc: > Subject: Virus > > I'm sending this because I found this virus in my computer system > and it may be in yours since you are in my address book! This > notice was sent to me from a colleague outside the Academy who > has me on his address book. I've already sent this e-mail to the rest > of my staff. > > This is a virus that is spread from address book to address book. It > is apparently undetectable by Norton. It remains dormant for > about 14 days then activates and wipes out the hard drive data. The > directions for removing it are easy: > > >1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find or search' > > > > >>(depending on your computer) > >2. In the 'search for files or folders' > > > >type > > > > >>in sulfnbk.exe -- this is the virus. > >3. In the 'look in' make sure > > > >you're > > > > >>searching Drive C. > >4. Hit 'search' button (or find) > >5. If this file > > > >shows > > > > >>up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the name > >'sulfnbk.exe') > > > >DO NOT OPEN IT > > > >6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left > > > >click. > > > > >> > >7. I will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say yes. > >8. > > > > >>Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on > >the > > > > >>recycle bin. > >9. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again - or empty > >the bin. > > > > If you find it send this email to all in your address book, > >because > > > > >>that's how it's transferred. > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== -- James R. Brett, Ph.D., Director, Office of University Research California State University, Long Beach 562-985-5314 562-985-8665 fax http://www.csulb.edu/~research/ ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================