Please note the following:
SULFNBK.EXE is a program which comes with the Windows
95/98 operating
system and can be used to backup and restore long filenames.
Although it is possible for the file to be infected by a
virus, it has also been the
subject of a hoax which has been distributed in several
languages.
Some versions of the hoax describe the suspect file as
being called
FNBK.EXE rather than SULFNBK.EXE
Note: The W32/Magistr-A virus is known to infect the file
SULFNBK.EXE (this
is unconnected with the hoax) so Sophos recommends users
delete the file if
they ever receive it as an email attachment.
Details on how to restore this file if it has been
mistakenly deleted are
described on Microsoft's website.
For more information, see http://www.sophos.co.uk/virusinfo/hoaxes/sulfnbk.html
Mary Masson
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Dr Mary Masson
Department of Chemistry
University of Aberdeen
Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE
Tel 01224 272931 Fax 01224 272921
email [log in to unmask]
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