posted on August 9, 2002 07:42:49 AM new
Hello
I found this in my e-mail this morning and sure enough I had the critter so thought you all might want to look or comment. Just trying to be helpful. excerpt of my message.
"Dear All,
I am sorry about this.
A friend,s Address Book has been infected by a virus and it was passed on to my computer. My Address Book, in turn, has been infected. The virus ( called jdbgmgr.exe ) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus systems. The virus sits dormant for 14 days before damaging the system. Its sent automatically by messenger and by the address book, whether or not you sent e-mails to your contacts. Here is how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it.
1. Go to Start, click on Find or Search option.
2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
3. Be sure you search your C: drive and any other drives you may have.
4. Click "Find now "
5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT
6. Go to edit; choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening it
7. Now go to file and select "delete". It will then go to the Recycle Bin
8. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.
IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THAT THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS. SORRY ABOUT THIS I'M SURE THAT AS I HAVE FOUND IT EVERYONE IN MY ADDRESS BOOK WILL HAVE IT AS WELL.
To do this open new e-mail message
Click the photo of address book next to "To"
Click every name and add it to BCC
Copy this message, enter Subject, paste to e-mail, send "
posted on August 9, 2002 07:51:05 AM new
In April 2002 there appeared a hoax message concerning a new virus that was reportedly discovered in Windows utility JDBGMGR.EXE. The jdbgmgr is a standard windows component that is found in every windows installation, it is used as Java debugger manager in Microsoft Java runtime engine. We checked several versions of this utility from Windows installations and found nothing malicious in them.
Please ignore this hoax or anything similar warning about jdbgmgr.exe and don't pass it on.
If you have deleted jdbgmgr.exe, please see Microsoft knowledgebase article Q322993 for instructions how to restore your system: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993
posted on August 9, 2002 07:54:15 AM new
ATTENTION!!! THIS IS A HOAX. DO NOT DELETE THE FILE SHOW ABOVE.
The following information is from the makers of NORTON ANTIVIRUS
This is a hoax that tries to persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is a Java Debugger Manager. It is a Microsoft file that is installed when you install Windows.
It has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax:
If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, some Java applets may not run correctly. This is not a critical system file.
If anyone has done this and need help restoring the deleted file, post here and I will try to post restore instructions later tonight.
Here is the link to the Norton Antivirus Hoax description.
posted on August 9, 2002 07:57:58 AM new
Jdbgmgr.exe file hoax
This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is a Java Debugger Manager. It is a Microsoft file that is installed when you install Windows.
It has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax:
"I just found this at the Norton sight
Sorry all I bit" David
