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I would check this out very carefully with whoever oversees your computer system before doing any of this. I have received very similar messages before. These were hoaxes and involve the removal of windows folders the lack of which impairs the running of your system. Please take care to check this sort of information before passing it on. Best wishes Kath. Kath Maguire telephone: 01736 330519 (+44 1736 330519) fax: 01736 711989 (+44 1736 711989) email: [log in to unmask] web: www.futureperspectives.org Future Perspectives Co-operative Ltd. (registered in England and Wales: no. 04708824) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mathew Guest" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:56 AM Subject: Virus > >Subject: virus > >> > >Sorry to everyone but this virus came from an external e-mail. You will > > >need > >to check all your drives and pass on to all on your address book as per > the > >instructions I received: > >To All > > >I was notified yesterday by someone whose address book > > >>I am in that she had > > >>found a virus that someone had attached to her > > >>computer. It supposedly attaches to everyone in her > > >>address book and her C > > >>drive. > > >> > > >> > > >>I did find that virus on my C drive. Therefore, since > > >>you are > > >>in my address book, you will probably find it in your > > >>computer too. The virus (called jdbg.exe) is not > > >>detected by Norton or > > >>McAfee Anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly > > >>for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent > > >>automatically by > > >>'messenger' and by address book, whether or not you've > > >>sent > > >>e-mail to your contacts. Here is how to check for the > > >>virus and how to get > > >>rid of it. > > >> > > >> > > >>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. Click '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 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. To do this: > > >>1. Open a new e-mail message > > >>2. click the icon Address Book next to 'TO' > > >>3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC" > > >>4. Copy this message and paste > > >>My apologies for the inconvenience ! > > SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group. > > To join SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: > join socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME > to: <[log in to unmask]> > > Send contributions to the list by > sending messages to: [log in to unmask] > > To leave SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: > leave socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME > to: <[log in to unmask]> > SOCREL-PG is the Postgraduate e-mail list of the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group. To join SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: join socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to: <[log in to unmask]> Send contributions to the list by sending messages to: [log in to unmask] To leave SOCREL-PG, send the following one-line message: leave socrel-pg YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME to: <[log in to unmask]>