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From: "Maureen Driver" <>
Subject: [HARVEY-L] Fw: VIRUS Alert- please act on this
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:00:34 +1030


Please note that this file was also found on my machine after Dick alerted
me to it, so it is likely to be on yours also. Please read below.
Maureen V Driver
40 Marrett Drive
Ingle Farm SA 5098

----- Original Message -----
Sent: 01 January 2002 22:32
Subject: VIRUS Alert


> My machine has been infected by a virus from
> someone else's address book.
> I followed her instructions and found it and deleted
> it but since you
> are all in my address book you probably have it as it
> spreads from
> address book to address book.
>
> This virus lies dormant for 14 days and then kills
> your hard drive.
>
> Here is what you do and if you follow the instructions
> and then see that
> you have the virus, you need to send a similar email
> to everyone in
> your address book.
>
> Remove the virus by following these steps.
>
> 1. Go to 'start'.
>
> 2. Then to 'find' or 'search'
>
> 3. In the 'search for files or folders', type
> sulfnbk.exe - this is the
> name of the virus.
>
> 4. in the 'look in' section, make sure you are
> searching 'C Drive'
>
> 5. Hit 'search' or 'find'.
>
> 6. If your search finds this file, it will be an ugly
> blackish icon that
> will have the name sulfnbk.exe.
>
> DO NOT OPEN....DO NOT OPEN...DO NOT OPEN....DO NOT
> OPEN....DO NOT
> OPEN....DO NOT OPEN....
>
> 7. RIGHT CLICK on the file -= go down to "delete" and
> left click.
>
> 8. You will be asked if you want to send the file to
> the recycling bin -
> say 'yes'.
>
> 9. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and
> double click on
> the recycle Bin.
>
> 10 RIGHT CLICK on sulfnbk.exe and delete again, or
> else empty the
> entire bin.
>
> IF YOU FOUND THE VIRUS ON YOUR SYSTEM, SEND THIS OR A
> SIMILAR EMAIL TO
> ALL IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK BECAUSE THIS IS HOW IT IS
> TRANSFERRED.
>
> Sorry for the trouble.
Dick Broadbridge
>

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