This is what I received after I have sent my virus alert message.
Help desk people, please help. Thank you.
>Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 14:49:20 -0800
>X-PH: V4.4@cecasun
>From: David Bennion <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: Bob Paugh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Virus Alert
>
>Dear Bob, McAffee says this is an e-mail hoax.. It was discovered on
>4/20/2001. SULFNBK.EXE is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to
>restore long file names. See
><http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=999084&>http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=999084&.
>Sincerely, David J. Bennion
>
>Bob Paugh wrote:
>>I received this email message from a colleague. I followed the
>>instructions and found the virus in my computer. It was sent to me by
>>that colleague, although no one was aware of the virus at the time. So
>>there is a chance that the virus has been forwarded on to you without my
>>being aware of it. I have been out of the office for six weeks and just
>>returned today to find this. Please check your computer per the message
>>from my colleague that is repeated below. "We got a virus and it went
>>through all of our address book and it might have been sent to you via
>>the address book in the computer. It lies dormant for 14 days and then it
>>kills your hard drive. Here's how to stop it. If you've got it send this
>>to everyone in your address book".1. go to start then to "find or
>>search"2. in the "search for files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe THIS
>>IS THE VIRUS3. In the "look in" make sure you are searching Drive C4. Hit
>>"search" button(or find)5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish
>>icon that will have the name "sulfnbk.exe" DO NOT OPEN IT!6.Right click
>>on the file-go down to delete and left click7.It will ask you if you want
>>to send it to the recycle bin, say YES8. Go to your desktop (where all
>>your icons are) and double click on the Recycle Bin.9. Right click on
>>"sulfnbk.exe and delete again or empty the bin.If you find it, send this
>>email to all in your address book, because that's how it's transferred"
>>P.S. The person who sent this message to me had Norton's
>>Anti-Virus..............and still got it. I had Norton Anti-Virus and it
>>was last updated on January 02, 2002 and I still got the virus and it was
>>not identified by my daily anti-virus scan. Best regards, Robert L. Paugh
>>MMR Technologies, Inc.
>>1400 North Shoreline Boulevard
>>Suite A-5
>>Mountain View, CA 94043-1346 Phone: 1 + (650) 962-9620
>>Fax: 1 + (650) 962-9647 PLEASE NOTE: The Area Code for MMR Technologies
>>changed from 415 to 650 on August 2, 1997. E-mail:
>><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>Home Page: <http://www.mmr.com>http://www.mmr.com
>>"pdf" files may be attached to this email message.
>>In order to read the pdf files you will need to have
>>Adobe Acrobat Reader. Here's the URL for downloading
>>Adobe Acrobat Reader:
>><http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html>http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
>>PS: I will be out of the office during the
>>following periods: 2001:
>>November 26 - 30 MRS Fall 2001 Meeting in
>> Boston, Mass.
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