birdwatcher-07
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posted on May 30, 2001 10:09:40 AM new
Have any of you gotten an email telling you to find and delete the sulfnbk.exe file from your system, because it is a virus? The email is a hoax - don't delete anything. Read this:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html
I got this hoax email this morning, so I figure others have gotten it, too. The hoax was known a while back; the new twist is that a "launch" date for the virus is now given as June 1.
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mtnmama
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posted on May 30, 2001 10:23:19 AM new
You may want to read this also.
http://www.securityportal.com/articles/nohoax20010516.html
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birdwatcher-07
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posted on May 30, 2001 10:31:41 AM new
The Symantec link does discuss the possibilities of sulfnbk.exe being infected, too, and how to tell the difference. Whatever, don't just go deleting willy-nilly, based on one hysterical email. Think about it logically: the email tells you that the virus cannot be found by McAfee or Norton because it is set to launch on June 1. Now, really! Also, the emails generally admonish you (like mine did) to email the warning to everyone you've emailed in the last couple of months. Another sign that you should proceed cautiously.
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mark090
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posted on May 30, 2001 10:55:54 AM new
And I thought the "Hoosier" virus was a joke, now I see how it can work.
Hoosier Virus...
Since Hoosiers can not program it works on the Honor System, Please e-mail the message to all your friends. Then delete all the files on your hard drive....
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luvmy2bears
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posted on May 30, 2001 11:09:10 AM new
Ok, and I'm a HUGE idiot. I to got the warning. And I deleted.
[ edited by luvmy2bears on May 30, 2001 11:13 AM ]
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BlondeSense
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posted on May 30, 2001 11:37:38 AM new
I hate to say it, but my DH, who I generally consider a very intellegent guy fell for it. I woke up at noon (I work nights) to his telling me I need to email everybody etc. etc....
The first thing I did was come here to find this thread.
Thank you birdwatcher for posting this!
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fountainhouse
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posted on May 30, 2001 12:04:36 PM new
Just a minute ago, in fact, from a customer. I'd read the earlier thread a couple of days ago, so was able to reassure her that she probably wasn't infected.
Poor thing had already notified hundreds of people she'd corresponded with in the past 2 months...
Nancy
[email protected]
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birdwatcher-07
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posted on May 30, 2001 12:52:33 PM new
I just got another email from the customer who sent it to me this morning. Boy, was he embarrassed! He literally had dozens of angry responses. luvmy2bears, if you go to the Symantec link, I think they tell you what to do if you've already deleted the file. Looks like you're in good company!
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yisgood
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posted on May 30, 2001 01:01:34 PM new
There is a serious virus called windows going around and it starts slowing down your computer from the minute you turn it on. Do a file search for win.com or win.ini. If you have these files, you're infected.
http://www.ygoodman.com
[email protected]
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Valleygirl
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posted on May 30, 2001 01:05:21 PM new
Yisgood: its difficult to see your tongue in your cheek.
Not my name on ebay.
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gboy
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posted on May 30, 2001 02:14:16 PM new
I think some of you need to read this. 
http://bob.bob.bofh.org/~robm/manual/virus/gullibility.html
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dman3
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posted on May 30, 2001 02:18:00 PM new
This hoax is all over the internet I must receive email with a warning to remove this file 6 to 10 times per day.
If you remove the file windows will be fubar dont remove it.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
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