A little off topic, but worth it....about a new virus hoax

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RE: Sulfnbk.exe

I've gotten at least 15 warnings about this so-called " virus " in the last

few days. PLEASE!

If you've read a 'warning' abou the " Sulfnbk.exe " virus, do not delete files

from your computer! Its a bogus warning/hoax. The info below is from the

following link:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html

at Symantec. If you don't believe me, go to yahoo or any other search engine

and type in " Sulfnbk " and see what it comes up. There are lots of warnings

out there right now about this.

I encourage EVERYONE I'm sending this to to verify virus 'warnings' with

Symantec, Snopes.com, or any other " anti-virus " software web page

(http://www.breakthechain.org/) - they almost all have sections for

'hoaxes/urban legends'

This goes for please to find missing children, free gift certificates you

will get if you forward something (ditto for cash money or trips to disney

world), petitions about the Taliban, dialing the 809 area code, the

budweiser frogs screensaver that supposedly has a virus in it, etc etc ad

infinitum. The best protection you can have for your computer is to run

anti-virus software (and keep it up to date - There's a great FREE product

(totally) available at www.inoculateit.com - its a great package for

something free) or do a internet search for the supposed 'virus' - don't

download files that are attached to emails without scanning them with a

virus software, don't download files that are attached to e-mails from

people you don't know (or trust) or check with someone who's judgement you

trust before forwarding on a virus 'warning'

Thanks -

Diane

SULFNBK.EXE Warning

Reported on: April 17, 2001

Last Updated on: May 29, 2001 at 06:22:42 AM PDT

The following hoax email has been reported in Brazil. The original email is

in Portuguese; it is followed by an English translation.

CAUTIONS:

This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the

hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to

restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a

virus that targets .exe files.

The virus/worm W32.Magistr.24876@mm can arrive as an attachment named

Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file used by Windows is located in the

C:\Windows\Command folder. If the file is located in any other folder, or

arrives as an attachment to a email message, then it is possible that the

file is infected. In this case, if a scan with the latest virus definitions

and with NAV set to scan all files does not detect the file as being

infected, quarantine and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following

the instructions in the document How to submit a file to SARC using Scan and

Deliver.

If you have deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder

and want to know how to restore the file, you should contact your computer

manufacturer or Microsoft for assistance. As an alternative, If you are

running Windows 98 or Windows Me, see the document How to extract files in

Safe Mode under Windows 98 or Windows Millennium.

NOTE: The instructions in this document are provided for your convenience.

The extraction of Windows files uses Microsoft programs and commands.

Symantec does not provide warranty support for or assistance with Microsoft

products.

Original Portuguese version:

Vocês acreditam que uma amiga da lista enviou um alerta e os procedimentos

que deveriam ser tomados para a possível detecção do maledeto SULFNBK.EXE. e

eu fui conferir só por desencargo de consciência. Pois é...O bichinho tava

lá, escondidinho até da McAfee e do Norton, talvez esperando algum gatilho

prá começar a trabalhar, né?

Aí vão, moçada, as orientações que eu segui à risca e que me levaram ao tal

coisinha ruím:

1 - Iniciar/Localizar Pastas. Digite o nome do " mardito " : SULFNBK.EXE

2 - Se for encontrado, abra o Windows Explorer, vá até a pasta onde ele se

encontra alojado e delete-o de lá ou do próprio ambiente do Localizar; - Não

click com o botão esquerdo sobre ele e não abra o arquivo nem em caso de

incêndio, ok?

3 - Apenas delete o bichinho.

4 - O meu estava em Windows/Command.

5 - O vírus da pessoa que passou o aviso estava em Windows/Config.

Sim, o Norton e nem o McAfee não detectou.

Não sabemos se ele faz algum estrago na máquina, mas acho que ninguém aqui

vai querer testar para saber, né?

Gente, sem brincadeiras, já tirei o meu daqui....

E nem imaginava que tivesse hóspedes no PC.

Minha vacina está super-atualizada!!!

Façam o mesmo, ok?

Translated English version:

Do you believe that a friend of mine sent me an alert and the procedure that

we have to follow for the possible infection of SULFNBK.EXE. And I had

checked, just to make sure. An then... the file was there, hidden even of

McAfee and Norton, maybe waiting something to start work.

Well, see bellow the procedure that I followed step by step, and I found the

file:

1. Start/Find Folders. Type the file name: SULFNBK.EXE

2. If it find, open Windows Explorer, browse into the folder where the file

is and delete it. Do not click with left button on the file and do not open

it.

3. Just delete it

4. Mine was on Windows/Command

5. The virus from the person who gave the alert was on Windows/Config

Yes, Norton and McAfee do not detect it.

We do not know if it makes some damage on the machine, but I think that

anybody will not want to test it to know, will it?

Folks, this is not fun, I deleted it from my computer.

And my definitions are updated.

Do the same, ok?

A new version of this hoax has additional text stating the virus will

activate on June 1st:

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.

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!!!

Category: Hoax

Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on messages.

Passing on messages about the hoax only serves to further propagate it.

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Diane G.

AOL IM'er: DispDMG

Political Correctness is the death of all fun