A Virus Hoax
can still be a Dangerous Virus.
Humans are Instructed by these Hoaxes
to Perform Destructive Acts.
Do Not Take
Anything You Read For Granted!
Virus Hoaxes
are a terrible evil. They cause people to damage their own computers.
An invasion of our own mind, virus hoaxes cause human beings
to become the agents of their destruction. They are generally
passed on by humans, trying to help others. In many ways, this
is both an awful act against humankind and a disturbing tool
that points out curious twists in the nature of mankind.
Virus Hoaxes work best when user's don't know
or trust their anti-virus software. Good anti-virus software,
and a little education, can make office life a lot simpler for
all involved.
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NOTICE:
Internet Hoaxes have taken a further turn to the "Dark Side"
with the Confidence Scam known as "Phishing".
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Common Files mentioned in Virus Hoaxes
Include:
Below is a sample of a letter
we offered to a client who had been a victim of a Virus Hoax.
(The client had sent out the hoax to a large number of people,
including myself.)
The Letter:
As you may have heard from others, you have
been the victim of a virus. This is a virus that affects human
minds, not computers. The file that was deleted is HARMLESS,
and would only be important if you were a Java programmer. (You
don't have to go nuts trying to replace it.)
For more info, please see:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html
A quote:
"The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is a Java
Debugger Manager. It is a Microsoft file that is installed when
you install Windows.
It has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax..."
Please remember that you did exactly what any
person may do on any given occasion. There is nothing bad about
what you did, except perhaps for a lack of experience in dealing
with some of the evil things the Internet has produced.
I suggest
running good anti-virus software that automatically checks for
and installs required updates at least every day. ("Expired"
or non-updating anti-virus software is worse than useless- It
is the ILLUSION of protection. The "free" anti-virus
that came with a new computer and stops updating after eight
weeks [if it ever did at all, not be set that way as a default]
is more likely to encourage virus authors than discourage them.)
Our anti-virus checks every 4 hours (we use, install, and recommend InoculateIT,
the "gold standard" of corporate anti-virus protection.)
Good use of anti-virus software should make
your computer 100% safe from viruses. Computers without good
current and updated anti-virus software are assumed (assumed)
to have a virus if they spend any time at all with the Internet...
We appreciate the concern which caused you
to send this email, however please be aware that this makes you
the transmitter of the virus. You may want to send a follow-up
message to people who you have forwarded this information to
that it was a hoax.
May your future computing experiences be happier ones.
BELOW IS THE ACTUAL VIRUS
HOAX.
(This is a HOAX. jdbgmgr.exe is a Java software tool; it is useful
to programmers and is found on most Windows computers.)
A friend has advised me today
that because I was in his address book, my address book might
be infected with a serious virus as well. In that you are in
my address book, you too might also have this virus. Like my
friend, I
didn't anticipate finding the virus, but I did. Thus, I followed
the
directions below and easily deleted the virus. Please note that
I found
the virus on my "C" drive. When I deleted it, I was
advised that I was
deleting a program and was asked if I wanted to continue. I responded
"yes" and then deleted it from the recycle bin as well.
So, here is the
message that I received, with the directions for deleting the
virus
"Our address book has been infected with a virus from one
of our
contacts, as a result so has yours because your address was in
our
book. The virus is called jdbgmgr.exe. It can not be detected
by
antivirus programs. It sits quiet for 14 days before damaging
the
system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address
book,
whether or not you send e-mails. In essence, because you are
in OUR
address book, you are likely
to be infected. I followed the instructions below and it was
simple to
get rid of the virus.
(NOTE- THIS MESSAGE IS A VIRUS HOAX!
DO NOT DO THIS AND EXPECT TO FIND A VIRUS.
INSTEAD, YOU MAY FIND A HARMLESS FILE USED TO
HELP WRITE JAVA SOFTWARE.)
Go to start, then find or search
In Files/Folders type the name jdbgmgr.exe
Be sure to search your "C" drive and i recommend searching
all drives
Click find or search
The virus has a teddy bear logo with the name
jdbgmgr.exe -- DO NOT OPEN,
Do Not left click your mouse
Right click to delete -
Go to the recycle bin and delete it there also.
If you find the virus you must contact everyone in your address
book"
OF COURSE, as most Windows machines have jdbgmgr.exe
as part of the basic software suite, the bewildered user will
actually find this file. At that point they may very well follow
the instructions, deleting jdbgmgr.exe and then forwarding the
hoax to "everyone in your address book."
In the interests of full disclosure, there
actually WAS a virus that targeted the jdbgmgr.exe file. This
was the "Efortune" virus, a relatively rare virus from
2001.
(Any good lie needs a kernel of truth.)
Check Your Virus Message to
see if it was a Hoax.
Use these fine search engines, entering the name
of the 'Suspect File':
Hoaxes can also be Researched
at these Anti-Virus Sites:
Stories Of Interest:
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