Author: Howard Exner
Date: 21:19:38 05/22/01
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On May 22, 2001 at 16:34:59, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >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? Your suspicions are correct. It is a hoax. Refer to this page http://www.norton.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html Jeroen most likely received the email from a well intentioned friend who did not realize it was a hoax. Also suspect is the solution of simply deleting the file - how is that beyond the capability of anti-virus software? > >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
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