Dear All,
>I am sorry about
this.
>A friend/business contact's Address Book has been infected by a
virus
>and it was passed on to my computer. My Address Book, in turn, has
been
>infected.
>
>The virus ( called jdbgmgr.exe ) is not
detected by Norton or McAfee
>anti-virus systems. The virus sits dormant
for 14 days before damaging
>the system. Its sent automatically by
messenger and by the address book,
>whether or not you sent e-mails to
your contacts. Here is how to check for
>the
>virus and how to get
rid of it.
>
>1. Go to Start, click on Find or Search
option.
>2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name
jdbgmgr.exe
>3. Be sure you search your C: drive and any other drives you
may have.
>4. Click "Find now "
>5. The virus has a teddy bear icon
with the name jdbgmgr.exe
> DO NOT OPEN IT
>6. Go
to edit; choose "select all" to highlight the file without opening it
>7.
Now go to file and select "delete". It will then go to the
Recycle
> Bin
>8. Go to the Recycle Bin and delete it
there as well.
>IF YOU FIND THIS VIRUS YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN
YOUR ADDRESS
>BOOK SO THAT THEY CAN ERADICATE IT IN THEIR OWN ADDRESS
BOOKS. SORRY ABOUT
>THIS I'M SURE THAT AS I HAVE FOUND IT EVERYONE IN MY
ADDRESS BOOK WILL HAVE
>IT AS WELL.
>
>To do this open new
e-mail message
>Click the photo of address book next to "To"
>>
> Click every name and add it to BCC
>> > Copy this message,
enter Subject, paste to e-mail, send
>> > Sorry for the
inconvenience.
The alert was sent to me by one of my contacts. I followed the instructions and sure enough there the little monster was. Followed further instructions and deleted it.
>