recieved this today:

Received this message this morning, suggest you check you PC!!!

Rich

Dear All,
THIS IS URGENT!!!
A virus has been passed on to us by a contact. Our address book in turn has been infected. Since your address is in it there is a chance that you will find it in your computer too.
I followed the instructions below to eradicate the virus!
The virus is not detected by Norton or Macafee anti-virus systems. This virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by the messenger and the address book, whether or not you send e-mails to your contacts.

Heres how to 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 you search your C-drive and all the sub-folders and any other drives you may have.
4. Click: "Find now"
5. The virus has a grey teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe- DO NOT OPEN IT.
6. Go to edit (on the menu bar) and 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 into the Recycle bin.
8. Go to Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.

To do this:
1. Open a new email message.
2. Click the icon of the address book next to the "To"
3. Highlight every name and add to "BBC"
4 . Copy this message, enter subject and paste to email, and send
Please do this quickly.

IS THIS A WIND UP?

received the same message from some one as well, counldnt care if it on mine ill just format and put everything back on again, does anyone know how to seach for files in win xp pro. :D

wasnt on mine:D:D

its a wind up
Jdbgmgr.exe file hoax
Reported on: April 12, 2002
Last Updated on: November 21, 2002 10:24:24 AM




Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern.


Type: Hoax




This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. It may be installed when you install Windows.

NOTE: Recent version of this hoax take advantage of the recent outbreak of the W32.bugbear@mm worm, and the fact that the Jdbgmgr.exe file that is mentioned in the hoax has a bear icon. The actual W32.bugbear@mm worm file is an .exe file and does not have a bear icon.

The Windows Jdbgmgr.exe file has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax:



CAUTION: Jdbgmgr.exe, like any file, can become infected by a virus. One virus in particular, W32.Efortune.31384@mm, targets this file. Norton AntiVirus has provided protection against W32.Efortune.31384@mm since May 11, 2001.

NOTE: If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, in most cases, you do not have to reinstall it. The following is quoted from the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus (Q322993):


"The Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) is only used by Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 developers.

If you follow the e-mail message instructions and delete this file, you do not have to recover it unless you use Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98, or Windows 95."

If you do need to restore this file, follow the instructions in Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus (Q322993):


Hoax message
This hoax has appeared in several languages. Some are as follows:

English
I found the little bear in my machine because of that I am sending this message in order for you to find it in your machine. The procedure is very simple:

The objective of this e-mail is to warn all Hotmail users about a new virus that is spreading by MSN Messenger. The name of this virus is jdbgmgr.exe and it is sent automatically by the Messenger and by the address book too. The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton and it stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system.

The virus can be cleaned before it deletes the files from your system. In order to eliminate it, it is just necessary to do the following steps:
1. Go to Start, click "Search"
2.- In the "Files or Folders option" write the name jdbgmgr.exe
3.- Be sure that you are searching in the drive "C"
4.- Click "find now"
5.- If the virus is there (it has a little bear-like icon with the name of jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT FOR ANY REASON
6.- Right click and delete it (it will go to the Recycle bin)
7.- Go to the recycle bin and delete it or empty the recycle bin.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS IN ALL OF YOUR SYSTEMS SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOUR CONTACTS LOCATED IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK BEFORE IT CAN CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.

Hoax.

Been doing the rounds for the last couple of years. [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

How many of these emails have I had today from people on Scoobynet
:rolleyes:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...file.hoax.html

isn't that the file with the teddy bear icon ?

if it is it's a hoax

Yep
a hoax