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From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <>
Subject: RE: [MERRILL] news regarding a virus
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:33:08 -0700
In-Reply-To: <11e.97c4f80.29622f12@aol.com>


This is a complete HOAX and has been troubling the web for weeks because
people relay it. Please don't. The file mentioned is a part of Windows and
your computer will naturally have it. Audrey

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:14 PM
To:
Subject: [MERRILL] news regarding a virus


Please check your database for this virus. I received this email from
someone I have noted in my address book who found the virus within their own
computer data; so I'm sending this to those of you in my address book as a
precaution. If I understand this correctly, no harm will be done as long as
you delete this application from your C drive. I sincerely apologize for
possibly compromising your database and hope that you will follow the
directions below.
Thank you.
Diane

CHECK YOUR DRIVE C, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS BELOW.

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To All,
Many apologies for this, but there is a virus that is transmitted
automatically via address books. Because I have your address means that
you're likely to have the virus. The virus is not detected by McAfee or
Norton, and lies dormant for 14 days before it then closes down your entire
system. The attached letter is a simple yet effective method of finding and
deleting the virus before it can do you any harm. Please act PROMPTLY. This
is a virus that is spread from address book to address book.
It remains dormant for about 14 days then activates and wipes out the hard
drive data.

The directions for removing it are easy.
1. Go to 'start' - then to 'find or search' (depending
on your computer)
2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe -- this is the
virus.
3. In the 'look in' make sure you're searching Drive C.
4. 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 click.
7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say yes.
8. 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. It may or may not have been transmitted, but better
safe than sorry.

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