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Subject: [WriteLog] Virus Hoax info
From: cdunn@netsync.net (Curt)
Date: Mon Jul 21 16:33:23 2003
This is a hoax, do not delete the file.....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

Curt
KA2SLC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry - K2GN" <k2gn@bhweb.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 3:47 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Virus Hoax info


> I meant to attach this to my earlier message.
> The JDBGMBR hoax tells the user to delete a file on their computer because
> it is a previously unknown virus. It is one of the most widely distributed
> hoaxes.
>
>   a.. If you receive such a message do not delete the file from your
system.
>   b.. If you are worried, scan the file to check it for viruses.
>   c.. If you receive a copy of JDBGMGR.EXE via email, delete it as you
would
> any other unsolicited attachment.
> JDBGMGR.EXE is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. The program uses
> an icon of a grey teddybear. It is usually found in one or more places
among
> the Windows system files. Some versions of the hoax misreport the name of
> this file as JDBMGR.EXE or JBDGMGR.EXE.
>
> The JDBGMGR.EXE file is no more susceptible than any other to being
infected
> by a virus.
>
> Some versions of the hoax mistakenly claim that deleting the file
> JDBGMGR.EXE is a solution to the W32/Bugbear-A worm. This misconception
has
> almost certainly come about because JDBGMGR.EXE has an icon of a small
grey
> teddybear.
>
> Note: The W32/Magistr-A virus may infect the file JDBGMGR.EXE and attach
it
> to emails (this is unconnected with the hoax). Sophos recommends users
> delete the file if they ever receive it as an email attachment.
>
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