[NHCOLL-L:1775] RE: possible address book virus

[Charles Pettitt]

This is a bit late, perhaps (my machine crashed comprehensively 
about three weeks ago, and has taken till now to get going again). 
But this 'virus warning' was sent to the list, and I don't think was 
responded to (if it was and I missed it, my apologies). Anyway, I 
asked my 'virus guru' about it and here is his reassuring reply.

Bill Pettitt.


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Send reply to:  	<d.budd at man.ac.uk>
From:           	"David Budd" <d.budd at man.ac.uk>
To:             	<c.pettitt at man.ac.uk>,
	<ccicero at socrates.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject:        	RE: (Fwd) [NHCOLL-L:1742] possible address book virus
Date sent:      	Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:47:36 -0000
Organization:   	Manchester Computing

> inconvenience. > > The virus [called  jdbgmgr.exe] is not 
> detected by Norton or > McAfee anti > virus  systems. 


Jdbgmgr.exe is the java debugger manager, not a virus, and if you
delete it some java applications (and therefore some websites) will no
longer function. The warning you received is a hoax intended to 
make
you damage your own machine.

Please pass this information back to whoever passed the hoax on to
you.

99.9% of email warnings about viruses are hoaxes: you can normally
ignore all such messages, but if you want to be sure consult with 
your
local technical support staff, or check up on the claimed filenames at
any antivirus vendor's website or on Google.



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