Question about a virus

[Medcat99]

Sorry to post this non-clie related topic, but I recently received the following email:

Hey everyone-
I'm afraid something not so good has happened. I was informed today that my address
>book has been infected with a virus. As a result, so has yours because
>your address is in my book. The virus is called jdbgmgr.exe. It can't be
>detected by Norton or McAfee anti-virus programs. It sits quietly for 14
>days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger
>and address book, whether or not you send email. The good news is that
>it's easy to get rid of it. Just follow these simple steps and you should
>have no problem. It was really easy and I did it in 2 minutes.
>1. Go to Start, then find or search
>2. In files/folders, write the name jdbgmgr.exe
>3. Be sure to search in your "C" drive
>4. Click find or search
>5. The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name jdbgmgr.exe-DO NOT
>OPEN!!!!!
>6. Right click and delete it.
>7. Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also
>IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.

I'm really sorry to inconvenience you.


Could someone please tell me if this is legit or a clever way to delete a necessary file on my computer. Incidentally, I found the file they are talking about.

[tstarky]

It's a hoax.  Check here for more details:

Urban Legends (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-jdbgmgr-virus.htm?terms=jdbgmgr)

I use this site a lot for checking out those weird emails I get.

[SamuraiCatJB]

one of my favorite viri... the human assissted ones.... how to make a person act as a virus:

write a scary letter saying the following:
You are in trouble
you are in BAD trouble
I am concerned about you
here is why.....
email this to everyone you know BEFORE you take action (if this were a real virus this kind of action would make it worse anyhow)
Take action (which results in dead system)



yes, I am being sarcastic about this being my favorite... I fight computer viri and this is the only kind that can never be caught and stopped because it is all in the imagination....

[Medcat99]

Thanks for the info. I figured it was something like that. Seemed kind of strange. Chalk up another save to Cliesource forum.