Hi Keith,
That's actually a hoax to get you to delete a system file. Please see
the link below or I also copy clipped the info in but I am unsure whether
it will surivev the trip intact.
http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa050702a.htm?terms=jdbgmgr.exe
JDBGMGR.EXE
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New name. Same old hoax.
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Related Resources
? Sulfnbk.exe hoax
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? Hoax Encyclopedia
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? Glossary of terms
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Last May, the SULFNBK.EXE hoax caused thousands of gullible users to
delete a perfectly legitimate system file. Now the same hoax is
circulating, this time targeting the equally benign JDBGMGR.EXE. As with
the SULFNBK.EXE hoax, it is likely a result of confusion caused by the
Magistr virus. While the hoax mail urges users to search for and delete
the file if it is found, in reality, JDBGMGR.EXE should be on the system -
it is a standard windows component included with Internet Explorer (at
least as far back as version 3.02). For those hapless folks who've deleted
the file, reinstalling Internet Explorer or downloading an updated version
of Microsoft Virtual Machine should solve the problem.
The email hoax urging users to delete this necessary file may be preceded
with the dire sounding "National Virus Alert". Following is a sample of
the hoax:
Hi, everybody:
I just received a message today from one of my friends in my Address Book.
Their Address Book had been infected by a virus and it was passed on to my
computer. My Address Book, in turn, has been infected. The virus is called
jdbgmgr.exe and it propagates automatically through Messenger and through
the address book. The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton and it
stays dormant for 14 days before wipe out the whole system. It can be
deleted before it erase your computer files. To delete it, you just have
to do the following:
1) Go to Start, click on "Find"
2) At "files or folders" write the name jdbgmgr.exe
3) Be sure to search drive "C"
4) Click on "find now"
5) If you find the virus (the icon is a little bear with the name
jdbgmgr.exe) DO NOT OPEN IT FOR ANY REASON
6) Right click on it and delete the file (it will go to the recycle bin)
7) Go to the recycle bin and delete the file definitivelly or empty the
recycle bin.
Thanks,
J. Barlow CET
Sr. Mechanical Designer
BJ Pipeline Inspection
Ph (403) 531-5412
Fax (403) 236-8740
Cell (403) 807-2195
"Keith Gordon"
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Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fw: Virus alert from Phil Bowman.!
Hi Folks - Re attached virus alert - I found the bloody teddy bear in my
files despite having latest Norton anti-virus update. The attached
proceedures will get rid of it - Regards - Keith Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Bowman
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: Virus alert from Phil Bowman.!
This email is true as I have just eliminated this virus. Please pass the
message on. Phil Bowman.
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.
>
