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From: "John D Stone" <>
Subject: [PACE-L] THIS IS A HOAX!!!!! DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO THIS LIST!!! Virus Warning!!!!
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 00:26:15 -0700
In-Reply-To: <DAV84Pe4gNIDkdLnZlV0000bbed@hotmail.com>
THIS VIRUS WARNING From Jack Pace [mailto:] IS A HOAX!!!!!
See below! please read this entire message!
DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO THIS LIST BY JACK PACE!!!
*** THIS IS A HOAX ***
FOLLOWING JACK PACE'S INSTRUCTIONS WILL ONLY GET YOU TO DELETE "R E A L"
WINDOWS FILES!
DO NOT DO THIS!
THIS IS A HOAX!!! SEE BELOW:
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Virus name: JDBGMGR.EXE.
Status: Hoax.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002]
I got this message about a virus that can produce lot of dammage [sic] to
your computer. If you follow the instructions which are very easy, you would
be able to "clean" your computer.
Apparently the virus spreads through the adresses book . I got it, then may
be I passed it to you too, sorry.
The name of the virus is jdbgmgr.exe and is transmitted automatically
through the Messanger and addresses book of the OUTLOOK. The virus is
neither detected by Norton nor by Mc Afee. It remains in lethargy
("sleeping") for 14 days and even more, before it destroys the whole system.
It can be eliminated during this period.
The steps for the elimination of the virus are the following:
1. go to START and click FIND
2. in "FILES andFOLDERS" write: jdbgmgr.exe
3. be sure that it searches in "C"
4. click SEARCH NOW
5. if the virus appears (with icon of a small bear) and the
name"jdbgmgr.exe" . don't open it !!! in any case !!!
6. click the right button of the mouse and destroy it
7. emty the recyclage bin
If you find the virus in your computer please send this mail to all the
people in your addresses book .
thanks.
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Origins: Like the SULFNBK.EXE hoax, this bogus virus warning (also known
as the "Bear Virus") attempts to lure gullible users into deleting perfectly
innocuous, standard Windows files from their systems.
In this case the target file is JDBGMGR.EXE, a Java Debug Manager program
used by the Microsoft Java runtime engine. It is included as part of a
standard Windows installation, is not a virus, and should not be deleted.
JDBGMGR.EXE isn't a necessary part of the Windows operating system and will
not cause the system to fail if it is accidentally deleted, although some
Java applets may not function properly without it.
(The icon for this file is a graphic of a bear like the one shown to the
left.)
Windows 2000 and Windows ME include a Windows File Protection (WFP) feature
that will recover shared files such as JDBGMGR.EXE if they are overwritten
or deleted. Users of other Windows operating systems can retrieve
JDBGMGR.EXE by reinstalling the Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) component.
See the link below for more information on and recovery procedures for
JDBGMGR.EXE.
Additional information: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java
(Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus
(Microsoft)
Last updated: 26 May 2002
The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/jdbgmgr.htm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Pace [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:23 PM
> To:
> Subject: [PACE-L] Virus Warning!!!!
>
>
> I received word about a virus called jdbgmgr.exe . It can not be
> detected by McAfee or Norton antivirus programs It sits idle for
> 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by
> messenger and by the address book, whether or not you send E-Mails.
> To get rid of the virus:
> 1- go to start, then find search
> 2- In files/folders write the name jbdgmgr.exe
> 3- Be sure to search your "C" drive
> 4- click find or search.
> 5- The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name jdgbmgr.exe-DO NOT OPEN.
> 6 -Right click and delete it.
> 7- then go to the recycle bin and delete it there also.
> If you find the virus you must contact everyone in your address book.
> Sorry about the inconvenience but I was simply an innocent
> bystander who received it at random. . The persons receiving this
> have been listed in my address book. Jack Pace.
> Researching ancestors and descendants of John Pace of Middlesex
> County Virginia.
>
>
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