Hoax Virus Warnings
If any member receives an email telling them about a file on their computer that has a virus
These
file’s are used by windows operating systems and you will do more damage to
your pc Than a virus will.
Below is the type of message you may receive
it may be a different file name from sulfnbnk.exe
(sulfnbnk.exe
is used by windows to display long file names, if deleted windows cannot
display the long file name.)
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A NEW VIRUS IS DOING THE ROUNDS - IT WAS SENT TO
ME, AND THEREFORE HAS PROBABLEY BEEN SENT ON TO YOU. DO NOT OPEN - FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTONS.
YOUR COMPUTER MAY HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH A VIRUS SENT TO ME. THIS VIRUS SENDS
ITSELF TO THE ADDRESSES IN THE ADDRESS BOOK OF THE COMPUTER IT HAS ARRIVED
AT. I HAVE FOUND IT ON MY COMPUTER AND HAVE NOW DELETED IT. SO I WOULD
ADVISE YOU TO CHECK YOURS.
Seems to be doing the rounds at the moment so check to make sure and remove it
now. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Some versions of the anti virus (including Norton and Inoculate T) have not
been able to detect it. The virus hides in the computer for two weeks and
then damages the disk irreparably.
The virus is called: sulfnbk.exe
The directions to remove it follow:
1. Go to "Start" and click on "Find"
2. In the box "find files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe (the name of
the virus)
3. Make sure you are searching in the C drive (check in the box marked
"Search in")
4. Click on "Find"
5. If the file is found you will see a menacing, black icon with the name
"sulfnbk.exe" The file is a program. Do NOT open it! If it does not appear,
try the same procedure again.
6. Click on the right button of the mouse, on the file, and then click
"delete" with the left button of the mouse.
7. You will be asked if you want to send the file to the wastebasket -
respond "Yes"
8. Go to the desktop (where all icons are), open the wastebasket and eliminate
the file, manually or by emptying the entire wastebasket.
9. If you find this virus in your computer send this email to ALL the people
in your address book, because the virus is transmitted this way. If you don't
warn them, aside from ruining their hard disk, it will come back to
you, if you are in their address book.
Steve