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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 12:42 PM
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Dear All,
>A virus has been passed on to me by a contact. My address book has in turn been affected. Since you are in my address book there is a good chance you will find it in your computer too. I followed the direction below and eradicated the virus easily. I found it on my PC make sure you check yours! the teddy is very cute but he must go in the trash can!!! Lucy The virus ( called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before

>damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address book whether or not you sent e-mails to your contacts. Here is how you check for the virus and get rid of it.
>1. Go to start, find or search option.
>2. In the file/folders option, type the name : jdbgmgr.exe
>3. Be sure to search your C: drive and all the subfolders and any other
>drives you may have.
>4. Click "find now"
>5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT
OPEN
>IT>
>6. Go to edit(on the menu bar), choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening it. 7. Now go to the file (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will then go to the Recycle bin.
>IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS
BOOK
>SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS BOOKS.
>To do this
>a) Open a new e-mail message
>b) Click on the icon of the address book next to the "TO"
>c)Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
>d) Copy this message....enter subject....paste to e-mail.


Got this in email - and found the file - indeed a teddy bear icon - it describes itself as a Microsoft file, a Java Script Debugger!!! Is this a kosher file or a kosher virus?

Rannoch
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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Looks like a hoax .... check out this link for more info

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 12:47 PM
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Have a look here

Edit: Beaten by seconds!!

[Edited by legacyPete - 2/25/2003 12:48:03 PM]
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