Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:59:59 05/23/01
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On May 22, 2001 at 16:20:23, Jeroen Noomen wrote: Before posting this stuff, you ought to visit CERT, which is the clearinghouse for various computer attacks. This particular example is bogus, and the idea behind it is to spread the warning. There is nothing to be worried about. In your case, you fell for what we like to call the "idiot's virus": -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear recipient, we are distributing a computer virus. However, we are very inexperienced in computer programming, so would you please do the following: 1. send a copy of this email to everybody in your address book; 2. format your c: drive Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------- :) Bob >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.
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