[Maths-Education] Virus

Wed, 09 Jan 2002 22:27:36 +0200

Before spreading so called, first check if the warning is a hoax.
There are several web sides that inform you, for example:=20
http://www.europe.datafellows.com/news/hoax/index.html
or even better (because not only it gives you information about hoaxes,=20
also about real viruses)

This one is: see http://www.europe.datafellows.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml
Or: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html

In fact the file SULFNBK.EXE is a Window utility. You were hoaxed to delete=
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a utility.
(I could warn you to delete WIN.COM. Would you do it?)

And install a good anti virus program that updates automatically.

Joop

At 18:36 09 01, 2002 +0100, you wrote:
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>Hi, everybody,
>I received the alert below about the virus SULFNBK.EXE ( Mon, 7 Jan 2002 ).
>I checked my hard disk and I found that virus.
>Immediately I deleted it, but all the addresses on my Outlook are in=
 danger.
>So, check your hard disk, please.
>Rita, from Italy.
>
> >Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:54:29 +0100
> >;
> >Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:45 AM
> >Subject: MUY IMPORTANTE.
> > > Asunto: MUY IMPORTANTE.
> > >
> > > Hola a todos,
> > > Acabo de darme cuenta de que he recibido un virus por estar en la
> > > agenda de correo de otra persona. El virus se replica y se reenv=C3=AD=
a a
> > > TODA las direcciones de correo encontradas en el nuevo PC. Vosotros
> > > est=C3=A1is en mi agenda, por lo que es normal que ya teng=C3=A1is el=
 virus en
> > > vuestro PC. Lo siento.
> > >
> > > El virus permanece "durmiente" por espacio de 14 d=C3=ADas y despues=
 se
> > > inicia y destruye vuestro disco duro. PARAR TODO LO QUE ESTEIS=
 HACIENDO
> > > Y TOMAROS 10 SEGUNDOS PARA BORRARLO.
> > >
> > > 1. Ir a INICIO y despues BUSCAR -->> ARCHIVO O CARPETA
> > > 2. Escribid SULFNBK.EXE - este es el virus.
> > > 3. Aseguraros que realiz=C3=A1is la b=C3=BAsqueda en el disco C
> > > 4. Presionad el bot=C3=B3n de BUSCAR
> > > 5. Si aparece el fichero (un icono negro y feo) NO LO ABRAIS.
> > > 6. Click con el bot=C3=B3n derecho del rat=C3=B3n... y bajar hasta=
 ELIMINAR.
> > > 7. Os preguntar=C3=A1 si lo quer=C3=A9is enviar a la Papelera de=
 Reciclaje -
> > > decid que si.
> > > 8. Id al ESCRITORIO y abrid la Papelera de Reciclaje.
> > > 9. Vaciad la Papelera de Reciclaje.
> > >
> > > Si lo encontr=C3=A1is, enviad esta nota a TODA vuestra agenda!
>
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