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Subject: Re: READ THIS: Warning, virus alert

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 13:34:59 05/22/01

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On May 22, 2001 at 16:20:23, Jeroen Noomen wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I just received a message from a friend, concerning a
>virus alert:
>
>
>
>"DANGEROUS VIRUS
>
>
>Search for the file  sulfnbk.exe  on your harddisk.
>
>If you find it, delete it completely from your harddisk.
>It is a new type of virus, that cannot be detected by
>virus scanners. It is set to work on May 25th, 2001. So
>there are only a few days left.
>
>PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER PEOPLE"
>
>
>As I had it on my harddisk too (somewhere in the windows
>directory), I pass on this message in this forum.

Are you sure that the warning isn't the virus?

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q190/4/18.asp

There's a reference to what that app is for.  The one on my computer has been
there for two years, according to its date.

bruce

• Re: It's a Hoax Howard Exner 21:19:38 05/22/01
  • Re: It's a Hoax Jeroen Noomen 23:16:29 05/22/01
  • Re: It's a Hoax Jeroen Noomen 23:14:54 05/22/01
    • Re: It's a Hoax Jeroen van Dorp 01:44:43 05/23/01
    • Re: It's a Hoax Pete Galati 00:21:46 05/23/01

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