Dear Colleagues,
A hoax message which asks you to delete your
sulfnbk.exe file is circulating again. The message
is anonymous and is not identified as coming
from any recognised institution or centre.
It circulates by frightening those who receive it
into sending it to their friends and colleagues.
Please do not be taken in by this, do NOT delete
your sulfnbk file and do NOT send the message on.
Here is a warning message from Kings College London
IT Department - check their website.
The warning message tells you how to restore your
sulfnbk file if you have deleted it.
SULFNBK.EXE Email - Computer Virus hoax
> >
> > This email message is just a HOAX. Although, the SULFNBK.EXE
> > file may become infected by a number of valid viruses (most commonly
> > W32/Magistr@MM).
> >
> > The details of this HOAX message are not based on actual events.
> > Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore
> > long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a virus
> > that targets .exe files.
> >
> > If you receive the email please delete the message and
> > DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email hoax propagates.
> >
> > In the event that the SULFNBK.EXE file was deleted
> > erroneously, the following method may be used to restore
> > the file from backup:
> > Windows 98 Instructions
> >
> > 1) Click START - RUN, type SFC and hit ENTER
> > 2) In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore"
> > field, type C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE
> > and hit ENTER
> > 3) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your
> > WINDOWS CAB files
> > (i.e.. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS)
> > (i.e.. D:\WIN98 where D is the drive letter assigned to your
> > CD-ROM)
> > 4) Click OK and continue with the restore function
> >
> > Windows ME Instructions
> >
> > 1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER
> > 2) Click the Extract Files button
> > 3) In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore"
> > field, type C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\SULFNBK.EXE
> > and hit ENTER
> > 4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your
> > WINDOWS CAB files
> > (i.e.. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL)
> > 5) Click OK and continue with the restore function
> >
Andrew Jameson MA MIL
Chair, Russian Committee, ALL
Reviews Editor, Rusistika
Listowner, allnet, cont-ed-lang, russian-teaching
1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL, UK
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