Subject: PUPT: Virus alert hoax
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 17:49:19 -0500



To everyone

I just received a virus alert from the W-p-n news group
thought I should pass this along to every one cause many people on puptcrit 
get messages from both
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This is from the Symantec website
Before you send out a virus warning please check the site.
it is free

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/html


This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to persuade 
you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. 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.

NOTE: Recent version of this hoax take advantage of the recent outbreak of 
the W32.bugbear-AT-mm worm, and the fact that the Jdbgmgr.exe file that is 
mentioned in the hoax has a bear icon. The actual W32.bugbear-AT-mm worm file 
is an .exe file and does not have a bear icon.

[]  The Windows Jdbgmgr.exe file has a teddy bear icon as described in the 
hoax:



CAUTION: Jdbgmgr.exe, like any file, can become infected by a virus. One 
virus in particular, W32.Efortune.31384-AT-mm, targets this file. Norton 
AntiVirus has provided protection against W32.Efortune.31384-AT-mm since May 
11, 2001.

NOTE: If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, some Java applets 
may not run correctly. This is not a critical system file. The file version 
may vary with your operating system and version of Internet Explorer. If 
you want to restore the file, read the instructions in the How to restore 
the Jdbgmgr.exefile section at the end of this document.

Steven Hollow



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