OT - Virus! :-(

Wed May 30 15:33:34 UTC 2001

No: HPFGUIDX 19768

I fell for this unfortunately, and deleted the file before I read 
Simon's message.  My husband got a techie at work to talk me through 
how to restore it, so if anyone wants user-friendly instructions on 
how to do this, feel free to contact me, and I'll post them back.

It is so annoying when these things happen - I was ultra cautious 
this time round, because my computer was infected by the backdoor 
virus a couple of weeks ago and it took me ages to sort it out.  
Never mind...

Catherine

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Denise R" <gypsycaine at y...> wrote:
> 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
> 
> Printer-friendly version
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> ********************
> The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts 
agree, is by
> accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We 
cause
> accidents.
> - Nathaniel Borenstein
> ********************
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dinah" <bludger_witch at y...>
> To: "hmpf" <hmpf1998 at g...>
> Cc: "Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve" <crowswolf at s...>; "Wanda"
> <witchwanda2002 at y...>; "Vicky Ra" <Andromache815 at h...>;
> "HP_FanFiction at egroups.com" <HP_FanFiction at y...>;
> <hpfemmeslash at y...>; <HPforGrownups at y...>; "Horst or
> Rebecca J. Bohner" <bohners at p...>; "meckelburg" <meckelburg at f...>;
> "yael" <yael8765 at h...>; "Dennaveve Kalanam" <dennaveve at h...>;
> <ClanMacSlow at y...>
> 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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