Re: Teddy Bear Virus

From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: 2 Jun 2004 13:57:10 -0500

On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:05:06 -0700, "LDH" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Has anyone heard about the teddy bear virus? I received
>an email from a family member stating there is a new
>virus that is not detected by Norton or McAfee. The
>email tells you do run a "find" or "search"
>for "jdbgmgr.exe". If you find this it will have a teddy
>bear icon next to it. Then you are supposed to delete
>the file and empty your recycle bin. I am just wondering
>if this is a legitimate claim or if this file is needed
>by your computer. I ran the search and found the program
>but it dates back to 2001. Any help offered will be
>greatly appreciated.

It's a hoax, or a worm offering.
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBMalCode.shtml#jdbgmgr

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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