Guest guest Posted May 29, 2001 Report Share Posted May 29, 2001 Before you begin eliminating files that you may need later, I would strongly advise you check the following web site for the facts, those files may not be a virus: http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/weekly/aa051601a.htm You may find it interesting. Hartsoe > Hello folks, > > THIS IS NO JOKE. > I received the following email today. I searched for it according to the instructions, and I found it on my computer! If I have it, you probably do too! I suggest you find and remove it immediately before it activates. I DID! > > > There is a dormant virus going around that is ready to > activate on June 1st. > I found this on my computer, as did several other people I > know........please check yours. > URGENT. A VIRUS could be in your computer files now, dormant but will > become active on June 1. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK IF > YOU HAVE IT AND TO REMOVE IT NOW. It was brought to my attention > yesterday > that a virus is in > circulation via email. I looked for it and to my surprise I found it > on > mine. ..please follow the directions and remove it from yours > TODAY!!!!!!! > > No Virus software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, > 2001. > It might be too late by then. It wipes out all files and folders on > the > hard > drive. This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates to the > 'C:\windows\command' folder. To find it and get rid of it off of your > computer, do the following. > Go to the " START " button. > Go to " FIND " or " SEARCH " > Go to " FILES & FOLDERS " > Make sure the find box is searching the " C: " drive. > Type in; SULFNBK.EXE > Begin search. > If it finds it, highlight it. > Go to 'File' and delete it. > Close the find Dialog box > Open the Recycle Bin > Find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin > You should be safe. > The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent ANY E- > mail to > in > the past few months. Many major companies have found this virus on > their > computers. Please help your friends !!!!!!!! > > DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and NORTON CANNOT > DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST. > > WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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