what do you make of this?

Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:05 am by freighter fighter

PLEASE DO THIS ASAP (it will only take a minute)

1. Go to start, and then click your 'Find' or
'Search' option.

2. In the folder option, type the name...jdbgm.

3. Be sure to search your C Drive and all the
folders and any other drives you may have.

4. Clic! k '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) and 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. If you
do find the virus, you must contact all the people
in your address book so that they may eradicate
the virus from their own address books.

i tried it and it came up, strange why avg hasnt picked it up

Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:11 am by Tawakalna

it is a virus, I've dealt with this one before, and if youre using the freeware AVG, that won't deal with it because it inserts scripts. You need to eradicate it from the startup folder and in msconfig. Then you need to do something else but check back with me after cos no doubt youll just plough into the end bit, without taking it step by step - like you should do.

..there is nothing better in life than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro..

Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:28 am by freighter fighter

ive found it, so what do i need to do?

Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:34 am by -------

What exactly does this thing do?

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Sun Jun 13, 2004 10:48 am by Chips

Bah, its an actual Windows file for Java programmers. You don't need it, and it has been targeted by the odd virus, BUT if you read this:

NOTE: Recent

The Windows Jdbgmgr.exe file has a teddy bear icon in the hoax, as illustrated below:

CAUTION: A virus can infect Jdbgmgr.exe. The W32.Efortune.31384@mm virus in particular targets this file. Norton AntiVirus has provided protection against W32.Efortune.31384@mm since May 11, 2001.

NOTE: If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, in most cases, you do not need to re-install it. The following quote is extracted from the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, "Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus (Q322993)."

"The Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) is only used by Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 developers.

If you follow the e-mail message instructions and delete this file, you do not have to recover it unless you use Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98, or Windows 95."

If you need to restore this file, follow the instructions in "Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus (Q322993)."

Hoax messages
This hoax has appeared in several languages. Some examples of the exact content, which is copied from the hoax message, are:

English, version 1

I found the little bear in my machine because of that I am sending this message in order for you to find it in your machine. The procedure is very simple:

The objective of this e-mail is to warn all Hotmail users about a new virus that is spreading by MSN Messenger. The name of this virus is jdbgmgr.exe and it is sent automatically by the Messenger and by the address book too. The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton and it stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system.

The virus can be cleaned before it deletes the files from your system. In order to eliminate it, it is just necessary to do the following steps:
1. Go to Start, click "Search"
2.- In the "Files or Folders option" write the name jdbgmgr.exe
3.- Be sure that you are searching in the drive "C"
4.- Click "find now"
5.- If the virus is there (it has a little bear-like icon with the name of jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT FOR ANY REASON
6.- Right click and delete it (it will go to the Recycle bin)
7.- Go to the recycle bin and delete it or empty the recycle bin.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS IN ALL OF YOUR SYSTEMS SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOUR CONTACTS LOCATED IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK BEFORE IT CAN CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.

you will find that its remarkably similar to what has been stated.

Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:09 pm by Esquilax

Yeah, it's a hoax. I remember people sending me similar emails about two years ago. They were getting hysterical! It was quite amusing

. I knew that it was a hoax because I checked my brother's PC out of curiousity, and he had the same file, despite the fact that he has just installed a new version of Windows. Still, there are probably infected versions of the file out there too knowing the virus-writing types.

Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:13 am by Locutov

Not only has this been posted before (no offense, just like to state that), but I have also taken the liberty of posting a link containing exact info,
For reference, see >>Here<<
No offense to anyone, I received the same a time ago but had gone through the whole process, Please be a good Magician and don't practice necromancy on the thread, in other words; Don't dig it up, Thank you

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