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From: Erin Bradford <>
Subject: [HACKETT-L] Please read about latest virus warning
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 13:53:24 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <200105261600.f4QG0T130337@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Everyone, this virus warning is a hoax! If you want to delete it to
be safe, be my guest, but it'd be a good idea to save the file on a
floppy disk because it's a file that your computer uses (my roommate
is getting her PhD in Computer science and checked on this for me).

Erin Bradford

> <<<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. >>>>>>


=====
Erin Bradford

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