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From: "al covell" <>
Subject: Virus Alert--Works in your address Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:35:25 -0700


I am not sure if this virus goes out to all those on a person's address
book--but just in case I am sending it to all of you. If you don't have the
file on your hard drive when you go to "Find" all the better but by chance
you do have the file on your computer, follow the directions and eliminate
it immediately. This came to me from a friend who also found the file in his
system. Since it got into my system I may have unintentionally infected your
system also.

I found the file in my Windows/Command sub directory.

Al--Take a look at: www.up.net/~acovell/covell.html


Here it is:
""Hey everybody. I received this e-mail from somebody that had my e-mail
address in their address book. There is a virus being spread through
address
books. It is apparently undectectable by Norton
>and McAfee. It remains dormant for abut 14 days then
>activates and wipes out the hard drive data. Please copy this e-mail
immediately and forward it to everybody in your address book!!! I found
the
virus on my hard drive!! 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. (be sure you spell it correctly).
>
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. I 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.""





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