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Subject: Re: read before you delete jdbgmgr.exe
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 18:05:45 EDT

The file you are trying to get everyone to delete belongs to your Java
program. Please read this article before you delete it.








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jdbgmgr.exe virus


(Not to be confused with the <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=199&page=3">Honor System virus</A>...)
A hysterical urban legend -- nearly identical to the <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=257&page=3">sulfnbk.exe mass
hysteria of 2001</A>. The JDBGMGR.EXE file is a legit Windows operating system
file, just like sulfnbk.exe. Some rules of thumb: JDBGMGR.EXE is a legit
Windows operating system file, just like <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=257&page=3">SULFNBK.EXE</A>;. Well-meaning users fall
prey to <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/fas/fas1.cfm">False Authority Syndrome</A> when they use their eyeballs to "detect"
viruses.

if you merely find JDBGMGR.EXE on your computer, then it's probably not
infected; but
if you receive JDBGMGR.EXE as an email attachment, then it probably is
infected. This urban legend started in early April 2002 among
Spanish-speaking computer users. The hysteria spilled over to the
English-speaking community by mid-April 2002. Well-meaning users fall prey to
<A HREF="http://vmyths.com/fas/fas1.cfm">False Authority Syndrome</A> when they use their eyeballs to "detect"
viruses.Vmyths surmises a clueless, well-meaning user (not a hoaxster)
adapted an old <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=257&page=3">sulfnbk.exe alert</A> by simply changing one instruction to look
for JDBGMGR.EXE.History suggests many clueless people will rewrite the alert
in various forms & languages & dialects. Historically, users don't seem
content to just forward the original warning if they think they "found" the
virus on their own computer. Vmyths predicts this urban legend will someday
turn into mass hysteria for the following reasons:
The basic chain letter identifies an obscure file found on tens of millions
of PCs -- and it offers simple instructions on how to find the file in
question.
The file uses a teddy bear as its associated <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/mm/rants/2002/jdbgicon.jpg">icon</A>;, giving the impression an
immature hacker drew it.
Gullible users will assume they found a dangerous virus -- simply because
they found a file on their PC. They will then fell victim to <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/fas/fas1.cfm">False Authority
Syndrome</A> when they rewrite the chain letter before sending it to their
friends. We also believe another set of reasons will contribute to the
hysteria. Consider the following:
Antivirus software regularly fails to detect newly discovered viruses.
Examples include Melissa, ExploreZip, MiniZip, BubbleBoy, ILoveYou, NewLove,
KillerResume, Kournikova, and NakedWife.
When antivirus software fails, it fails spectacularly. Examples include all
the end-of-the-world stories about Melissa, ILoveYou, and Kournikova.
Customers buy antivirus software knowing it will fail spectacularly. So
you're staring at a file on your PC. It's JDBGMGR.EXE, just like your <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/fas/fas1.cfm">;
podiatrist's secretary</A> warned. Your antivirus software says "no viruses
found," but it said the same thing when Melissa & ILoveYou struck. What would
you do in this situation? Vmyths believes gullible users will trust their
eyeballs over their antivirus software.How many more files can gullible users
delete before they finally self-crash their own computers?
Okay, let's say you deleted the file before you learned of this web page. How
much self-inflicted damage did you bring on yourself? Vmyths posed this very
question to Microsoft. Their answer:
> If a user has Visual J++ 1.x installed but JDBGMGR.EXE is missing, the net
> result would be that some Java programs wouldn't run. In all other cases,
> there would be no effect from deleting the file.
Microsoft's response raises two philosophical questions:
How many more files will gullible users delete before they finally self-crash
their own computers?
Will gullible people blame themselves for self-crashing their own computers?
We repeat -- the basic JDBGMGR.EXE alert shows the markers of an urban
legend, not a "hoax." We've seen this type of mass hysteria <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=31&page=3">before</A>; and we'll
probably see it <A HREF="http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=258&page=3">again</A>;.
Obtain expert virus advice directly from virus experts. Stay calm. Stay
reasoned. And stay tuned to Vmyths.--04/23/02
Related Links

<A HREF="http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436">McAfee dispels jdbgmgr virus alert</A>
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