From: "boardy's email" BTINTERNET COM> Date: 14 apr 2003 Subject: Re: Bugbear - Please do not follow the virus hoax "instructions" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C3025F.21941F50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just a quick message for our members... The instructions given a previous mail regarding the Bugbear virus amount to a hoax. There is a genuine virus called Bugbear but this isn't it. The symptoms are different and are briefly given in MS Q329770. The file on your MS systems - jdbgmgr.exe that you are being asked to delete is the Debug registrar for Java, and its icon is a teddy bear by design. All of this is described in MS Q322993. Both the above MS documents quoted above, can be found In the Microsoft Knowledgebase on line. End of of advice. -----Original Message----- From: The Shogi Discussion List [mailto:SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL]On Behalf Of George Marino Sent: 13 April 2003 18:01 To: SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL Subject: (no subject) I WAS SENT THIS FROM A FRIEND AND I DID HAVE THIS VIRUS. FIRST ONE I EVER HAD BUT IT ONLY TOOK SECONDS TO GET RID OF IT. JUST FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: I am sorry to inform you all that we were infected by the Bugbear virus, which is not picked up by Anti-Virus systems. It sends itself to everyone in your email address book and infects them too. We found the virus in our computer and removed it following the simple instructions which follow this message. The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee Anti-Virus systems. It sits quietly for 14 days before damaging the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address book, whether or not you send emails to everyone. YOU MUST DO THIS: PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1. Go to Start; then 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 (including My Computer and My Desktop) 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 (at the top of the page). Choose "Select All" to highlight the file without opening it. 7. Now go to File (at the top of the page). Select Delete. It will then go to the Recycle Bin. 8. Go to Recycle Bin and delete it there as well. Select All, Permanently Delete, etc. IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK SO THEY CAN REPEAT THIS PROCESS. To send this message to everyone in your address book: 1. Open a new email message. 2. Click the photo of address book next to "To" 3. Click every name and addit to "BCC" 4. Copy this message, paste to email, enter subject and send. Sorry for all the drama - it takes only a few minutes to complete this procedure and save yourself and all your email contacts potential damage to your systems. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C3025F.21941F50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Just a=20 quick message for our members...

The=20 instructions given a previous mail regarding the Bugbear = virus amount to a=20 hoax. There is a genuine virus called Bugbear but this isn't it.=20

The=20 symptoms are different and are briefly given in MS = Q329770.

The=20 file on your MS systems - jdbgmgr.exe that = you are=20 being asked to delete is the Debug registrar for Java, and its icon is a = teddy=20 bear by design.

All of = this is=20 described in MS Q322993.

Both = the above MS=20 documents quoted above, can be found In the Microsoft Knowledgebase on=20 line.

End of = of=20 advice.

-----Original Message-----
From: The Shogi = Discussion List=20 [mailto:SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL]On Behalf Of George=20 Marino
Sent: 13 April 2003 18:01
To:=20 SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL
Subject: (no=20 subject)

I WAS SENT THIS FROM A = FRIEND AND I DID=20 HAVE THIS
VIRUS. FIRST ONE I EVER
HAD BUT IT ONLY TOOK SECONDS = TO GET=20 RID OF IT. JUST
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
BELOW:

I am sorry to = inform=20 you all that we were infected by
the Bugbear virus,
which is not = picked=20 up by Anti-Virus systems. It sends
itself to everyone
in your = email=20 address book and infects them too. We
found the virus in
our = computer=20 and removed it following the simple
instructions which
follow = this=20 message. The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is
not detected = by
Norton or=20 McAfee Anti-Virus systems. It sits quietly
for 14 days = before
damaging=20 the system. It is sent automatically by
messenger and by = the
address=20 book, whether or not you send emails to
everyone.
YOU MUST DO = THIS:=20 PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go to Start; then Find or Search = option.
2.=20 In the Files/Folders option, write the name
jdbgmgr.exe
3. Be = sure you=20 search your C drive and any other
drives you may have
(including = My=20 Computer and My Desktop)
4. Click "Find Now"
5. The virus has a = teddy=20 bear icon with the name
jdbgmgr.exe. DO NOT
OPEN = IT!!!
6. Go to=20 Edit (at the top of the page). Choose "Select
All" to = highlight
the file=20 without opening it.
7. Now go to File (at the top of the page).=20 Select
Delete. It will then
go to the Recycle Bin.
8. Go to = Recycle=20 Bin and delete it there as well.
Select All, Permanently
Delete, = etc.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE = PEOPLE
IN YOUR=20 ADDRESS
BOOK SO THEY CAN REPEAT THIS PROCESS.

To send this = message=20 to everyone in your address book:
1. Open a new email = message.
2. Click=20 the photo of address book next to "To"
3. Click every name and = addit to=20 "BCC"
4. Copy this message, paste to email, enter subject
and=20 send.

Sorry for all the drama - it takes only a few = minutes
to=20 complete this
procedure and save yourself and all your = email
contacts=20 potential damage
to your systems.=20

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