ulp ... you've got me worried now, david. You're right in that none of the
other command exe programs have their own individual icons.
Are versions of Norton or McAfee meant to be able to identify the virus
version of Sulfnbk? I run McAfee regularly, but I haven't updated for
recent viruses in a month or so.
Help, someone??
Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: The virus and the hoax
> dunno, Rob, but I'm sure windows files aren't supposed to have icons like
> that. The date I think is the proper one for the real file. I never
received
> the original message and just had a peek at the archive - it doesn't show
> there either. Very sus.
>
> best
>
> dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 1:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Fwd: The virus and the hoax
>
>
> > david:
> >
> > I've got this there too, drunken swastika icon and all -- but the file
is
> > dated 23/04/99 which would make it a bit early for this virus/hoax.
Sure
> > you aren't seeing the "authentic" Windows file that the inauthentic
> Sulfnbk
> > is meant to overwrite?
> >
> > (Just done a global find, and no "Sulfnbk*" anywhere else [thank god!].
> > Isn't the real [fake?] virus meant to write itself to another file?)
> >
> > Robin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 1:21 AM
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: The virus and the hoax
> >
> >
> > > Er, the virus is real, I can see it on my win command directory. As I
> > leave
> > > my pc on all the time fortunately it's not activated. But my curses on
> > > whoever flipped that into this list. I've tried disinfecting it with
> > Norton
> > > and that don't work nor does reinstating the original file from the
win
> > inst
> > > disk.
> > >
> > > it's a bugger. You can easy spot if it's there as it shows up with an
> icon
> > > rather like a drunk staggering swastika.
> > >
> > > regards
> > >
> > > dave
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:46 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: The virus and the hoax
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jeez, Kent, if weird email messages are the symptom I must be
Typhoid
> > > Mary.
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > > At 04:19 PM 6/1/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Well, OK, as a follow-up there is this. It seems it both is and is
> not
> > a
> > > > >hoax...
> > > > >
> > > > >kent
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>From: Eliot Weinberger <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >>To: [log in to unmask]>
> > > > >>Subject: The virus and the hoax
> > > > >>Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:14:03 -0400
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Since I did indeed get the virus connected to SULFNBK.EXE, many
> people
> > > have
> > > > >>been sending me either the warning message or the message that the
> > > warning
> > > > >>message is a hoax.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Please note here are two different things:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>On one side, there is a very real virus, which is sent as a
> > SULFNBK.EXE
> > > > >>file and which will lodge in your computer and automatically send
> > itself
> > > to
> > > > >>everyone on your e-mail list along with random selections from
your
> > > > >>files.(Which is the virus I had).
> > > > >>
> > > > >>On the other side, all Windows programs have a legitimate file
> called
> > > > >>SULFNBK.EXE which does something about long file names, and is not
> > very
> > > > >>important.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>If you have NOT received an e-mail with a SULFNBK.EXE attachment
> which
> > > you
> > > > >>clicked on, there is no problem. Your SULFNBK.EXE file is normal.
> (You
> > > must
> > > > >>click on the attachment to get the virus; just opening the e-mail
> will
> > > not
> > > > >>do it.)
> > > > >>
> > > > >>If you did, or think you did, go to Windows Explorer, find the
file,
> > and
> > > > >>see if the SULFNBK.EXE has been modified recently. (Or you'll know
> if
> > > > >>friends start complaining about getting weird e-mails from you.)
You
> > > should
> > > > >>delete it, and then empty the trash. If for some reason you need
it
> > > again,
> > > > >>you can reinstall it from the Windows program.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>As for the June 1 crash date-- which is probably a hoax, but who
> knows
> > > > >>yet?-- it will only apply to those infected with the virus. And if
> you
> > > have
> > > > >>it, believe me, you already know it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>In short, it is not a hoax in that the virus lodges in this file
> once
> > it
> > > is
> > > > >>received, and it is a hoax in terms of the warning to EVERYONE to
> > delete
> > > > >>it.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
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