VIRUS ALERT

[Helen Ostovich]

This is extremely unlikely.  It's a hoax.  Look at the information at
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html

I hope you didn't actually delete anything.

Helen Ostovich
Editor, EARLY THEATRE / Professor, Dept of English
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4L9
(905)525-9140 x24496  FAX (905)777-8316
http://www.earlytheatre.ca

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah A. Cottreau" <cottreau at DUKE.USASK.CA>
To: <CANDRAMA at LISTSERV.UNB.CA>
Sent: May 8, 2003 12:56 PM
Subject: VIRUS ALERT


> My computer's address book has been contaminated by a virus that is
> undetectable by Norton or McAffee.  My apologies to all on this list, but
> you MUST take the following steps to eliminate this virus from your
> computer.  It will have already contaminated your address books and will
> have sent the virus out to everyone on your list.  You must contact
> everyone in your address book and tell them to follow this procedure.
>
> 1)  Choose "Find" or "Search" option.
>
> 2)  In "File Folder" option, type "jdbgmgr.exe".
>
> 3)  Search C and all other subfolders, as well as all other drives.
>
> 4) Click "Find Now."
>
> 5) A TEDDY BEAR ICON will appear in the folder.  DO NOT OPEN THIS.
>
> 6)  Go to "Edit" on your menu bar.  Choose "Select All" to highlight the
> file without opening it.
>
> 7)  Go to "File" on the menu bar and select "Delete."  It will go to the
> recycle bin.
>
> 8)  If found, you MUST contact everyone in your address book and warn them
> to eliminate this virus following the above steps.
>
>
> To contact everyone in your address book:
>
> 1)  Click icon of address book next to "To."
>
> 2) Highlight every name and add to "BBC" which means "Blind Copy."
>
> 3)  Copy this message and enter a subject.  Paste it to your own e-mail
> message.
>
> 4)  Apologise.
>
> With my sincere apologies,
> Deborah Cottreau