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From: "Virgil Holden" <>
Subject: FAKE VIRUS sorry
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 22:56:58 -0600

SORRY TO ALL I guess we're all suckers every once in a while
Virgil Paul Holden

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Michael Hall, PhD, CSA" <>
To: <Recipient list suppressed>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 6:32 PM
Subject: My Apologies to you all!


> I owe you all an apology.
>
> Unfortunately, I have been the victim of receiving some misinformation,
and
> without checking to confirm it's validity I unfortunately sent that same
mis-
> information to you... what is now known to be a HOAX regarding the
> Virus.
>
> The Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore
> long file
> names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a virus that targets
> .exe files.
> I am told that it does not effect the normal operation of most computers
since
> most people seldom use this file anyway BUT if you have (on my bad advice)
> deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder and want
> to know how to restore the file read about SULFNBK.EXE_Warning at the
> following URL:
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.
> html

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