"Virus Alert"
 

Well, I'm not in the habit of deleting files off my computer just because an e-mail tells me to, so I was wondering what actually happens if you follow the advice in this e-mail?

Hi All,

I got this virus and chances are you have it too since you are all in my
address book. It lies dormant for 14 days, and then kills your hard drive.
Here's how to stop it. If you've got it, send this to everyone in your
address book. Remove it by following these steps:
1. Go to "start" - then to "find or search" (depending on your computer).
2. In the "search for files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe -- this is the
virus.
3. In the "look in" make sure you're searching Drive C
4. Hit "search" button (or find)
5. if this file shows up (it's an ugly blackish icon that will have the
name
sulfnbk.exe) DO NOT OPEN IT!!
6. Right click on the file - go down to delete and left click.
7. It will ask you if you want to send it to the recycle bin, say yes.
8. Go to your desktop (where all your icons are) and double click on the
Recycle Bin.
9. Right click on "sulfnbk.exe and delete again-- or empty the bin. If you
find it, send this e-mail to all in your address book, because that's how
it's transferred!

Thanx James

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If you delete that file it hAx0rs up your comp. Not sure exactly what uses it, but I know its used by alot things.

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Here's what some on told me on another board:


Gaia
Don't mess with me,
man...I'm crazy!!

Posts: 127
From: Noosa,
Queensland,
Australia
Registered: Mar 99
posted 12-20-2001 20:12

You're correct - that file shouldn't be deleted. Back in the ol' days, Windows only
allowed 8 letters in the file name, eg. virusxxx.txt - but since Windows 98, file
names could be longer, including spaces. That file they are asking you to delete is
the .exe file that reads the longer file names - not critical to your computer's
performance, but damned annoying if it's gone. If you delete the file, you can easily
pop it back into the windows directory.


[This message has been edited by Rictor (edited 12-20-2001).]

Shit leave it well alone
it's your long file name handler.

all your dir's will look like c:\progra~1

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All your hits belong to me.

Don't know how I can have folders or Dir's with names such as

Psycho_Girl_Friend_Mp3
My Documents
Program Files
CSS Style Generator
A__Cumsluts_Gallery
___Thumbs_Temp_Main_Thumbs
Ernies_Wine_Liquor
Music_George_Jones

because I do not have the file...( sulfnbk.exe )on computer.

But there is a Virus Alert you can read it yourself at:

[URL]http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html

Jim