Possible virus alert

From: dab6310u (dab6310u@POSTOFFICE.URI.EDU)
Date: Tue Oct 22 2002 - 13:24:59 CDT

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Date:         Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:24:59 -0400
From: dab6310u <mailto:dab6310u@POSTOFFICE.URI.EDU>
Subject:      Possible virus alert
To: mailto:INTDEV-L@PETE.URI.EDU

    <pre> Hello, I received this today and wanted to get this message to you. I found the virus on my machine and got rid of it... Good luck../ DA

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             If you delete this virus soon enough it won't harm you computer. Please read and follow the instructions in the letter enclosed below.

             Michelle

             To All,
               A worm Virus has been passed on to me through a contact. My
             address book has in turn been infected.
               Since you are in my address book, there is a good chance you
             will find it in your computer too.
               I followed the directions below and eradicated the virus
             easily.
               Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
               The Virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or
             McAfee anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days
             before damaging the system.
               It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address
             book, whether or not you sent emails to your contacts.
             Here's how to check for the virus and how to get rid of it.
             YOU MUST DO THIS :
             1) Go to Start, Find ( or Search ) option
             2) In the file / folders option, type the name: jdbgmgr.exe
             3) Be sure your search your C: drive and all sub-folders and
             any other drives you may have
             4) Click "find now"
             5) The Virus has a teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe
             DO NOT OPEN IT
             6) Go to Edit (on the menu bar), choose "select all" to
             highlight the file without opening it
             7) Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select delete. It will
             then go to the Recycle Bin
             8) Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it there as well

             IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR
             ADDRESS BOOK, SO THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS
             BOOKS

    David Abedon Community Planning and Landscape Architecture University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881 USA Phone:401-874-4655 Fax:401-874-5511 E-mail: mailto:David@uri.edu

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