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From: Howard Johnston <>
Subject: Re: [HACKETT-L] Very Important Virus Alert
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 09:00:22 -0600
References: <24.1412a97d.28402f65@aol.com>

Thanks for posting this. I found this file lurking on my C drive, and thanks to
you, was able to delete it.

Howard Johnston

wrote:

> My sister faxed me this alert that was sent to all the computers at the
> Credit Union she works at. I am grateful because I found it on both my
> computers in the Windows folder.
> Therefore I am sending it to all that I can reach to warn them. It is copied
> exactly as the memo was circulated to the Credit Union employees, without of
> course the Systems Managers email address and extension number copied. I
> only typed up the main body of the memo.
>
> <<<VERY IMPORTANT VIRUS ALERT!!!
>
> A new virus is out that is NOT detected by Norton's Antivirus!! This virus
> lays on your PC and will activate on Jun 1. It is very important that each
> of you follow the below steps to make sure you do not have the virus [the
> virus has already been found in the Credit Union] -
>
> On you START button in the lower left corner....click on it ONCE with your
> RIGHT mouse button.
>
> On the menu that will pop up, go up to FIND and click on it ONCE with your
> LEFT mouse button.
>
> The FIND menu will come up and you need to make the following entries:
> NAMED: SULFNBK.EXE
> CONTAINING TEXT: leave this blank
> LOOK IN: click once on the arrow to the right and then select the C:
> drive.
>
> After these entries are made, click on the FIND NOW button.
>
> If the virus is on you PC, you will see an icon and name appear in the lower
> box on the menu [ the file will be named sufnbk.exe or may appear simply
> sufnbk without showing the .exe] If you see it DO NOT OPEN !!! Click on it
> ONE TIME with your RIGHT mouse button and a menu will appear. From that
> menu, select DELETE.
>
> After this, click on the X in the upper right corner to close the FIND
> menu....BUT, if you had the virus, you are not finished yet....
>
> Return to your main desktop [where you see MY COMPUTER, MY DOCUMENTS, just
> like when you first log on in the mornings] and click ONCE on your Recycle
> BIN with your RIGHT mouse button and a menu will appear. Click ONCE on
> EMPTY THE RECYCLE BIN. NOW, you are finished.
>
> Please take care of this right away. >>>>>>

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