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May 25th, 2001, 08:13 AM
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OT, virus alert
I received this today, and thought I should let everyone here know.
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"Hello,
Today, after a friend's call, I found a virus on my pc named: sulf
it is programmed to erase your hd on 25-mai-2001 (yes tomorrow) and has been spreading through email. Virus scanners dont find it, it CAN be found by entering sulf in your file search (at least in Windows) it will probably find a file called sulfnbk.exe GET RID OF IT and dont forget to remove it from your trashcan!
Go on to your desktop and press F3 to bring the search menu up.
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May 25th, 2001, 08:21 AM
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Re: OT, virus alert
got the same e-mail, found the file and got rid of it. Anyone know how the hell this happened??? I only download stuff I know about, I WANT to find out where this came from and how I can avoid this in the future!
Glad I read my email b4 I went to bed!
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Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.
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May 25th, 2001, 08:29 AM
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Re: OT, virus alert
This is a hoax. The file is a Windows utility. Check out this info on the Symantec website:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ven...e.warning.html
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May 25th, 2001, 08:30 AM
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Re: OT, virus alert
Is this some sick joke? That file you mentioned I checked on my computer. It just happens to have been installed on my computer the day I upgraded to WinME like ALL the other files in there.
Someone must have been trying to trick you into erasing something important, since they couldn't infect you. Quite devious. Or is it that you folks are trying to trick us into doing it?
I'd love to know what other people think.
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May 25th, 2001, 08:32 AM
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Re: OT, virus alert
Thanks raynor... knew it had to be.
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May 25th, 2001, 08:34 AM
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Re: OT, virus alert
oh lovely, damn I feel gullable now. I erased that file. I hope like hell this dosn't mean I have to re-intall windows.
Grrrrr. 
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Human existance is all imagination...Reality is no more than a simple agreement among its participants that this is where we shall meet, and these are the rules that we shall abide by.- Kevin McCarthy/David Silva The Family:Special Effects..
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