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Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Purported "Sulfnbk.exe Virus"
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 11:26:44 EST

Dear Fellow Genealogists:
Sulfnbk.exe is a file and application, NOT a virus of any kind. It is
a valid operating part of the Windows system. If you delete it you have
fallen victim to a hoax virus. If you are still not certain of this, go to
the Internet and look up the term "SULFNBK.EXE.' You will see that this is a
hoax which started in Brazil. This is why the list owners request that
subscribers NOT send such "warnings" over the genealogy boards. NEVER DELETE
ANYTHING FROM YOUR COMPUTER WITHOUT CHECKING WITH A REPUTABLE SOURCE ON THE
VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION.
"SULFNBK.EXE, a utility shipped as part of the Windows 98 operating
system that allows users to restore long file names, and now the victim of a
bogus virus warning. The hoax message urges users to search their systems for
the presence of SULFNBK.EXE and, if found, delete it. Of course, it's a
legitimate Win98 operating system file, so anyone running Windows 98 will
find it. And many, it seems, have deleted it. Following are the steps to take
to restore SULFNBK.EXE from your Windows 98 operating system CD. You will
want to have your Windows 98 operating CD in the CD-ROM drive bay. If the
program autoruns (launches), just click Exit."
HERE ARE SOME INTERNET PAGE LOCATIONS FOR THIS INFORMATION:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/su
http://www.tu-berlin.de/www/software/hoax/sul
http://chekware.com/hoax/SULFNBK.htm
Best wishes to all,
Sincerely,
Kevin O'Brien
Laguna Hills, CA
Researching: Perkins, Warner
                   Shannon, Lowe
                   Gillie, des Riviere,
                   Sundell, Dorchester
                   Adams, Pinkerton
                   Van Schaick
                  [Chancy Smith & Fam.
                  Jefferson County, NY]
                  Saginaw County, MI
                  Genesee County, MI
                  Gratiot County, MI
                  Midland County, MI
                 Ottawa, Canada
                 Grenville, Quebec CN

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