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From: "Rita" <>
Subject: RE: PLEASE CHECK FOR A VIRUS THAT I MAY HAVE SENT YOU - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOAX!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:11:27 -0700
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I found this on a hoax security
page.....http://www.f-secure.com/hoaxes/jdbgmgr.shtml
Hoax Warnings
NAME: jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax
ALIAS: Teddy Bear hoax
NOTE: On 21st of May 2002, a new virus using this hoax was found. The virus
sends messages coming apparently from Symantec corporation and contains a
warning on the JDBGMGR hoax - plus a virus attached to it.
In April 2002 there appeared a hoax message concerning a new virus that was
reportedly discovered in Windows utility JDBGMGR.EXE. The jdbgmgr is a
standard windows component that is found in every windows installation, it
is used as Java debugger manager in Microsoft Java runtime engine. We
checked several versions of this utility from Windows installations and
found nothing malicious in them.
Please ignore this hoax or anything similar warning about jdbgmgr.exe and
don't pass it on.
-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Gallas [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 6:09 PM
To:
Subject: PLEASE CHECK FOR A VIRUS THAT I MAY HAVE SENT YOU
Hi everyone. Unfortunatley,I received the following
notice today from a friend. Sure enough I found the
teddybear virus and it is easy to remove. Please check
your computer. You are receiving this notice because
you are in my address book--family,friend ..........
My address book has been infected by a virus. As a
result, so has yours because your address was in my
book. I was advised about the virus today. The virus
is called: jdbgmgr.exe. The virus can not be detected
by norton or mcaffee anti-virus programs. It sits
quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is
sent automatically by messenger and by the address
book, whether or not you send email.
To get rid of the virus is easy. Do the following:
1. Go to start, then "find" or "search"
2. In "files/folders", write the name of the virus:
jdbgmgr.exe
3. Be sure to search in your "C" drive
4. Click "find" or "search"
5. The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name
jdbgmgr.exe
6. Right click and delete the virus
7. Go to the recycle bin and delete the virus there
If you find the virus, you must contact everyone in
your address book. Sorry about this - but the good
news is that the virus is easy to delete. I received
the message today that I had the virus and it took all
of 10 seconds to get rid of it.
I WILL BE TAKING MANY NAMES OUT OF MY ADDRESS BOOK AS SOON AS THIS EMAIL IS
SENT TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING WITH SO MANY NAMES IN MY BOOK AGAIN!!
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