[HPforGrownups] OT - Virus! :-(

Wed May 30 14:25:46 UTC 2001

No: HPFGUIDX 19756

Dinah,

I hate to tell you bad news, but that wasn't a virus.  It was a program that
lets you have long file names.  There's a page on it at Norton and McAffee,
iirc.

:)

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html

SULFNBK.EXE Warning
Reported on: April 17, 2001
Last Updated on: May 29, 2001 at 06:22:42 AM PDT

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The following hoax email has been reported in Brazil. The original email is
in Portuguese; it is followed by an English translation.

CAUTIONS:

This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the
hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to
restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a
virus that targets .exe files.
The virus/worm W32.Magistr.24876 at mm can arrive as an attachment named
Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file used by Windows is located in the
C:\Windows\Command folder. If the file is located in any other folder, or
arrives as an attachment to a email message, then it is possible that the
file is infected. In this case, if a scan with the latest virus definitions
and with NAV set to scan all files does not detect the file as being
infected, quarantine and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following
the instructions in the document How to submit a file to SARC using Scan and
Deliver.
If you have deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder
and want to know how to restore the file, you should contact your computer
manufacturer or Microsoft for assistance. As an alternative, If you are
running Windows 98 or Windows Me, see the document How to extract files in
Safe Mode under Windows 98 or Windows Millennium.
NOTE: The instructions in this document are provided for your convenience.
The extraction of Windows files uses Microsoft programs and commands.
Symantec does not provide warranty support for or assistance with Microsoft
products.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dinah" <bludger_witch at yahoo.com>
To: "hmpf" <hmpf1998 at gmx.net>
Cc: "Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve" <crowswolf at sympatico.ca>; "Wanda"
<witchwanda2002 at yahoo.com>; "Vicky Ra" <Andromache815 at hotmail.com>;
"HP_FanFiction at egroups.com" <HP_FanFiction at yahoogroups.com>;
<hpfemmeslash at yahoogroups.com>; <HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com>; "Horst or
Rebecca J. Bohner" <bohners at pobox.com>; "meckelburg" <meckelburg at foni.net>;
"yael" <yael8765 at hotmail.com>; "Dennaveve Kalanam" <dennaveve at hotmail.com>;
<ClanMacSlow at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 7:50 AM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] OT - Virus! :-(

> Guys, sorry to drop this here, I know those warnings are always buggers.
But I got that Mail from a friend yesterday, checked the information and
found that little dumpling on my hard-drive. Dunno where it came from. Guess
it was well hidden.
>
> Anyway, I deleted it and had no problems whatsoever. Hope you won't find
anything.
>
> Good hunt.
>
> Dinah
>
>
> Subject: URGENT - VIRUS ELIMINATION
>
> A friend of mine brought to my attention today that a VIRUS is in
> circulation via email. I looked for it and to my surprise I found it
> on my computer. Please act URGENTLY. The VIRUS could be in your
> computer files now, dormant but will become active on June 1,
> according to information that I have received. PLEASE FOLLOW
> DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE IT AND REMOVE IT NOW.
>
> I do not know how long it has been on my computer, but no Virus
> software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, 2001. It
> might be too late by then. 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 it off of your
> computer, do the following.
>
> 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' menu of the same 'Find' Dialog Box 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. Many major companies have found
> this virus on their computers. Please help your friends !!!!!!!! DO
> NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and NORTON CANNOT DETECT
> IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BE COME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE 1ST.
>
> WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!!!
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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