Virus Hoax Please read

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I received this from my ISP........Rick

SULFNBK.EXE VIRUS HOAX ---------------------- A hoax virus warning e-mail that first appeared last Spring is once again making the rounds. The e-mail instructs you to do a search for a file called SULFNBK.EXE. If found, you are instructed to delete it. You are also instructed to forwatd the warning to everyone in your Address Book.

SULFNBK.EXE is a valid part of the Windows operating system. It is a utility used by Windows to restore long file names.

DO NOT delete SULFNBK.EXE!

DO NOT forward the "warning" to anyone else. If you feel you must do something, then write back to the person who set the warning, explaining that it is a hoax.

For details, including what to do if you have already deleted SULFNBK.EXE, see the following URLS:

http://www.F-Secure.com/hoaxes/sulfnbk.shtml http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99084& http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html

-- Rick (Rick_122@hotmail.com), December 23, 2001


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