jdbg.exe virus

From: John (jdmididog_at_aol.com)
Date: 09/10/03 

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:04:54 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not sure what to do. My wife received 2 emails from
>someone she knows.
>
>The first he friend said that her computer has the above
>virus and that we should check out our hard drive to see
>if it is infected and delete the necessary files.
>
>The second email was from the same person saying the
virus
>is a hoax and we shouldn't erase any files.
>
>What do I do? I know others have written in but I'm still
>no sure if i should delete anything. If someone could
help
>i would greatly appreciate it.
>
>
>.
>
THIS IS A HOAX....
"There was a warning about this hoax a few months
ago. However, it seems to be making a comeback,
and several of our customers have fallen for it
lately."
"The hoax instructs you to look on your computer
for a file named: jdbmgr.exe You will find it,
because it's a VALID Windows file. It's supposed to
be there. It is NOT a virus as the hoax claims. DO
NOT DELETE THE FILE!!! The teddy bear icon is
normal, and the file is required for proper operation.
It is not a critical file, but if it's deleted some Java
applications may not function properly. If you have
already deleted the file, and also dumped your
Recycle Bin, you can find instructions for restoring it
at the following web site:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgm
gr.exe.file.hoax.html.

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