Brad,
Somebody else on the list warned us of this virus. Turned out that it was
not a virus though. The named file is a true Windows file. Some other
listers pointed out websites that debunked this one.
I had deleted that file and had to go back and put it back in!
Kent
----- Original Message -----
From "Brad Fornal" <toyman at digitex.net>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:43 AM
Subject: TERRIBLY IMPORTANT Please read ---Brad]
> If you are getting this letter, it is because you are in my address
> book. I had a program that I do not recall downloading and there are
> claims it is a trojan horse. I don't know why my Norton didn't catch it,
> but it didn't. I am passing this along to all of you in hopes that if it
> is valid, you catch it before something bad happens to that little box
> that made us all friends. For those of you on my mailing lists, I am
> sorry for the wasted bandwidth, but you may want to check your boxes
> anyway. It can't hurt.......................
> Brad
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> From: "s" <supermankc@netzero.net>
> To: "Misty Woodall" <Dispatch269@yahoo.com>, "Richard Thurman"
> <Rinkrat.1@netzero.net>, "Paula\(new\)" <latah1214@home.com>, "Jim
> Nottingham" <nottinghamj@hotmail.com>, "Gary Moseley"
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> "Henry work" <hhinch@pegasus-international.com>, "dale goings"
> <dalevicki@yahoo.com>, "Brad Fornal" <toyman@digitex.net>, "Dale and
> Vicki Cummings" <dalevick@lcii.net>, "charity"
> <charitynjames@yahoo.com>, "Robert Blunck" <RBlunck@HTCOMP.NET>, "Bill
> Black" <rhino@htcomp.net>
> Subject: Fw: Please read ---Melissa
> Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:32:36 -0600
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Txhinch@aol.com>
> To: <nbr1dr@yahoo.com>; <CLAWSON1998@aol.com>; <peacemaker44@juno.com>;
> <wfcave@msn.com>; <westcl45@hotmail.com>; <supermankc@netzero.net>;
> <CristyCruz@aol.com>; <dan_jacob@hotmail.com>; <swcomp@pdq.net>;
> <cass112112@hotmail.com>; <dalevicki@yahoo.com>; <Hpdsmurf@ev1.net>;
> <brian@iomotion.com>; <nikonart@earthlink.net>; <gjro@swbell.net>;
> <hwhughes@earthlink.net>; <kellythughes@earthlink.net>;
> <trafalgar101@earthlink.net>; <txangel669@hotmail.com>;
> <rwkick@mindspring.com>; <brashear@cableone.net>;
<blawson@bcharrispub.com>;
> <lesliehenke@hotmail.com>; <ReRoStorm3@aol.com>; <jel113076@hotmail.com>;
> <rgponton@vbl.firstcommand.com>; <jamesdallen@worldnet.att.net>;
> <samjr@livenet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:15 AM
> Subject: Please read ---Melissa
>
>
> > I am currently home for the holidays, when I received this e-mail from a
> friend I did the search on my Mother's computer just to make sure it
wasn't
> there & I found it. Please check your computer just to make sure. I am not
> sure why the virus dector didn't find it for us.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Melissa Ann
> >
> >
> > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have some bad news. Seems that my computer contacted a virus from
an
> > >
> > >email
> > > > sent to me by a friend. In that your email address is in my address
> > >book,
> > >you
> > > > also probably now have it. Apparently it spreads itself to everyone
in
> > >my
> > > > address book then kills the hard drive after fourteen days dormancy.
> > > > Fortunately it's easy to remove if done promptly. I apologize for
any
> > >
> > > > incontinence this may have caused you.
> > > >
> > > > The virus did show up on my C: Drive, so I strongly recommend you
> > >follow
> > >the
> > > > directions below.
> > > >
> > > > The directions for removing it:
> > > > 1. Go to "start"- then to "find or search"
> > > > 2. In the "search for files or folders" type in sulfnbk.exe this
> > >is
> > >the
> > > > virus
> > > > 3. In the "look in" make sure you are searching Drive C:
> > > > 4. Hit "search" button (or find)
> > > > 5. If this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have
> > >the
> > > > name "sulfnbk.exe" DO NOT OPEN IT!
> > > > 6. Right click on the file --go down to delete and left click
> > > > 7. It will ask you if you sent it to the recycle bin, say yes
> > > > 8. Go to your recycle bin on your desktop and double click on the
> > >recycle
> > > > bin. Right click on sulfnbk.exe and delete again or empty the bin.
> > > >
> > > > IF YOU FIND IT SEND THIS EMAIL TO ALL IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, THAT'S
HOW
> > >IT
> > >IS
> > > > TRANSFERRED.
> > > >
> > > > I found it in mine and that is why I'm sending this message to each
of
> > >
> > >you.
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