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From: "husbys" <>
Subject: Re: [CZ] Fw: (no subject)
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 08:20:54 -0800
References: <001a01c0e792$3a589820$03ab1942@austin.rr.com>

I have just received a email from a friend who says this is a big hoax going
around. I can forward the email if you would like to see it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eunice <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 8:21 AM
Subject: [CZ] Fw: (no subject)


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Haskovec" <>
> To: <>; <>; "Carol A McMahon"
> <>; "erichmond" <>; "David Lee
> Haskovec" <>; <>; "Miroslav
> Ha'kovec,Praha" <>; <>
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: (no subject)
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>; <>;
> > <>; <>;
> > <>; <>;
<>;
> > <>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 12:59 AM
> > Subject: (no subject)
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone: I just got this e-mail from the genealogy society I have
> > > received e-mail from recently and wanted to pass this along to you.
> After
> > > checking, I also had the virus and had to delete it. Jim Roethler
Sat.
> > May
> > > 26, 2001.
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Just got this email from a friend and sending you this message. I
> am
> > > alerting you to a virus that will activate on June 1. Please follow
the
> > > directions to find it and delete it. I just did and it was sitting
> there.
> > It
> > > is now deleted from my computer, BOTH the file and then the Recycle
Bin.
> > You
> > > may want to send this on to anyone else. JLK
> > > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 5:42 PM
> > > Subject: Fw: Virus
> > >
> > >
> > > Someone forwarded this to me and I checked and had the virus
even
> > > though I
> > > automatically run my virus check every two weeks. Better check
> your
> > > computers. The instructions are below. I found this virus on my
> > > computer after I received
> > > the following e-mail. I just finished the scan and deleted the
> > virus.
> > > I couldn't
> > > believe it. It doesn't hurt check it out. I've sent you
emails,
> so
> > > you probably
> > > have it too........It was brought to my attention TODAY that a
> virus
> > > was on all of our
> > > computers here at work. I do not know how long it has been on
our
> > > computers, but Virus software can not detect it. It will not
> become
> > > active until June 1, 2001, at that point it will become active
and
> > will
> > > be to
> > > late.
> > > It wipes out all files and folders on the hard drive. This virus
> > travels
> > > thru E-mail and migrates to the 'C:\windows\command' folder. To
> > find it
> > > and get rid of it off of your computer, do the following. June
1st
> > is
> > > just
> > > around the corner, so I suggest you get to it........I can't
> > remember
> > > what I
> > > had for lunch, so I printed out the instructions. I still can't
> > > believe it was in
> > > my computer. We get so many of these unfounded alerts, but this
> one
> > > seems to be on the "up & up"........De/Dolores
> > >
> > > Go to the "START" button.
> > > Go to "FIND" or "SEARCH"
> > > Go to "FILES & FOLDERS"
> > > Make sure the find box is searching the "C:" drive.
> > > Type in; SULFNBK.EXE
> > > Begin search.
> > > If it finds it, highlight it.
> > > Go to 'File' and delete it.
> > > Close the find Dialog box
> > > Open the Recycle Bin
> > > Find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin
> > > You should be safe.
> > >
> > > The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent ANY
> > E-mail
> > > to
> > > in the past few months. I do not know how long this has been on
> our
> > > computers.
> > >
> > >
> > > DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE NOR NORTON CAN
> > DETECT
> > > IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST. IT WILL BE TO
> LATE
> > > THEN. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!!
> >
>
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