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From: "Sherri Souleyrette Hall" <>
Subject: Re: [WCKY] Fw: I had a virus! Please check your computers using these instructions!!!]
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 16:54:02 -0500
References: <004401c185b1$22446da0$b8a60e3f@computer>


This is a virus HOAX. Do NOT delete this file, it is a Windows system file
and is used for handling long file names.

Sherri
----- Original Message -----
From: "ang1970" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 4:40 PM
Subject: [WCKY] Fw: I had a virus! Please check your computers using these
instructions!!!]


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Pendley" <>
> Subject: Fw: I had a virus! Please check your computers using these
> instructions!!!]
>
>
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > I did find and eliminated this virus from my computer. I believe I have
my
> > addtess book set up so that you did not receive it. But if you did,
please
> > follow the instructions below to eliminate it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bob Pendley
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lois Nelson" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:32 PM
> > Subject: [Fwd: I had a virus! Please check your computers using these
> > instructions!!!]
> >
> >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > --------------0DAB3A70CBBE3890FC3693E4
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --------------0DAB3A70CBBE3890FC3693E4
> > > Content-Type: message/rfc822
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > > Content-Disposition: inline
> > >
> > > Return-Path: <>
> > > Received: from mx05.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.54] [207.172.4.54])
> > > by mta05.mrf.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP
> > > id
> > <>;
> > > Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:32:11 -0500
> > > Received: from imo-m02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.5])
> > > by mx05.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #10)
> > > id 16EdSc-00026u-00; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:32:10 -0500
> > > Received: from
> > > by imo-m02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v31_r1.9.) id k.170.5961c6e (4572);
> > > Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:31:59 -0500 (EST)
> > > From:
> > > Message-ID: <>
> > > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:31:54 EST
> > > Subject: I had a virus! Please check your computers using these
> > instructions!!!
> > > To: , , ,
> > > , , ,
> > > , ,
> > ,
> > > , , ,
> ,
> > > , , ,
> > > , , ,
> > ,
> > > , , ,
> > > , , ,
> > > , ,
> > > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > > X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 107
> > > X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
> > >
> > > Hi everyone, please take a minute to take a look at this....I am
> > forwarding
> > > this e-mail to you, since you are in my address book and I did find
the
> > > virus on my hard drive. Please check your hard drive for the virus
file,
> > as
> > > described in the message below.
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > I just received an email that said I might have a virus that is spread
> > from
> > > address book to address book. It is apparently undectectable by Norton
> and
> > > McAfee. It remains dormant for abut 14 days then activates and wipes
out
> > > the hard drive data. When I checked my hard drive, I did find the
virus
> > and
> > > successfully deleted it.
> > > Since I have you in my address book, I want to share this message in
> case
> > > you, too, picked it up. The directions for removing it are quite easy
to
> > > follow.
> > > 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.
> > > Sorry for the bad news. Hopefully, you won't find it, or at least will
> > find
> > > it in time to avoid the problems with your hard drive.
> > > </DIV></div>
> > >
> > > --------------0DAB3A70CBBE3890FC3693E4--
> > >
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