Hold your horses, folks - this is a hoax. This file is an actual Windows
file - you may have system problems if you delete it (that's what the
hoaxter is hoping...).
Once again - we have met the virus and it is us. :-)
Here is more authoritative information on this
<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html>
Here are some more links to check out the reality of virus warnings before
you spread them all over creation.....
Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability at
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
Symantec Anti Virus Research Center at
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html
McAfee Associates Virus Hoax List at http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.html
Dr. Solomons Hoax Page at http://www.drsolomons.com/vircen/hoax.html
The Urban Legends Web Site at http://www.urbanlegends.com
Urban Legends Reference Pages at http://www.snopes.com
Datafellows Hoax Warnings at http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm
Those people who are still symptom free can help inoculate themselves
against the Gullibility Virus by reading some good material on evaluating
sources, such as
Evaluating Internet Research Sources at
http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalu8it.htm
Evaluation of Information Sources at
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm
Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources at
http://refserver.lib.vt.edu/libinst/critTHINK.HTM
-----Original Message-----
From: Ginny Allen [mailto:revginny@w...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 9:03 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:@mail.nrtc.net;
Subject: [vocalist] IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ BY JUNE 1st!!!
I had this virus and deleted it. If you've gotten email from me or anybody
else who was infected with it, you have it, too.
I wanted to make you aware, just as my sender did,
so you can check to be safe, not sorry
before June 1st when it is programmed to take effect.
On June 1, this virus will become active to wipe out all files/folders on
your hard drive. The virus travels through e-mail and migrates to the
C:\windows\command folder.
To find it and get rid of it from your computer, do the following:
1) Go to the "start" button.
2) Go to " FIND" OR "SEARCH"
3) Go to "FILES & FOLDERS"
Make sure the find box is searching the "C" drive.
4) Type in: SULFNBK.EXE
5) Begin search
6) If it finds this file, highlite it clicking only ONCE or scanning
mouse across it, but DO NOT OPEN IT by clicking twice!
7) Press your DELETE button.
8) Open the Recycle Bin, delete it totally by clicking the button:
9) Empty Recycle bin.
The good news is you should now be safe.
The BAD NEWS is that if you detect the virus,
10) you in turn need to contact everyone
that you have sent ANY e-mail to in the past few months,
and share this warning with them.
Do not rely on your anti-virus software.
Neither McAfee nor Norton can detect this virus
because it does not become a virus until June 1.
On that date, it will be too late.
Whatever you do, do not open the file!
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