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From: Herb Rodriguez (Herb.Rodriguez@colorado.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 06 2002 - 16:31:53 PST

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ITS A HOAX! DON'T DELETE THE FILE. I GOT CAUGHT!

I AM SO SORRY!!!! HERB

I hope that no one actually goes and removes the sulfnbk.exe
file (which is a program file used by windows to resolve long
filenames.)

If you succumbed, in a fit of panic, to this hoax, you can follow
the recovery instructions at:

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

and please folks, before you send out virus warnings, check the web
to see if they're valid.

=====================
Hello everyone,
I received this warning today, 2/6/02. I did in fact find this program on
my hard disk. I'm sending this to EVERYONE on my address book as a safety
precaution. I have not idea if this has infected any of you but I want to
be safe. Please do the search and delete this file. If we are lucky, it
hasn't had time to infect your computers.

Peace,

Herb

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dr Tom Romberg <tomromberg@bigpond.com>
>To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:26 AM
>Subject: WARNING -- VIRUS ALERT!!
>
>
> > Dear Friends and Colleagues
> >
> > I received this email today regarding a virus transmitted through address
> > books.
> >
> > I found the file in my computer and deleted it as per the instructions
> > below. I suggest you follow the instructions as I did, and delete it from
> > your computer.
> >
> > You are receiving this email from me because your name is in my Address
> > Book.
> >
> > My sincere apologies for the inconvenience.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Dr Tom Romberg
> >
> > ___________________________________________
> >
> > This is a new virus, that is spread from Address Book to Address Book.
> It is
> > apparently undetectable by Norton, McAfee and other Antivirus software.
> >
> > It remains dormant for about 14 days, then activates and wipes out the hard
> > drive data. The directions for removing it are easy, and take only about a
> > minute to do. So please do it right now.
> >
> > 1. Go to 'start ' - then to 'find or search' (depending on your computer)
> > 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe This is the
> virus.
> > 3. In the 'look in' make sure you are searching Drive C.
> > 4. Hit 'search' button (or find)
> > 5. If this file shows up (its an ugly blackish icon with black letters 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, please send this email to ALL those listed in your address
> > book, because that is how this virus infects all of the addresses.
> >
> > Sorry!
> >
> >
> >

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<html>
ITS A HOAX! DON'T DELETE THE FILE. I GOT CAUGHT! 
 
I AM SO SORRY!!!! HERB 
 
I hope that no one actually goes and removes the sulfnbk.exe 
file (which is a program file used by windows to resolve long 
filenames.) 
 
If you succumbed, in a fit of panic, to this hoax, you can follow 
the recovery instructions at: 
 
<a href="http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/sulfnbk.exe.warning.html> 
 
and please folks, before you send out virus warnings, check the web 
to see if they're valid. 
 
 
===================== 
Hello everyone, 
I received this warning today, 2/6/02. I did in fact find this program on
my hard disk. I'm sending this to EVERYONE on my address book as a safety
precaution. I have not idea if this has infected any of you but I want to
be safe. Please do the search and delete this file. If we are lucky, it
hasn't had time to infect your computers. 
 
Peace, 
 
Herb 
 
 
<blockquote type=cite cite>----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dr Tom Romberg <tomromberg@bigpond.com> 
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:26 AM 
Subject: WARNING -- VIRUS ALERT!! 
 
 
> Dear Friends and Colleagues 
> 
> I received this email today regarding a virus transmitted through
address 
> books. 
> 
> I found the file in my computer and deleted it as per the
instructions 
> below.  I suggest you follow the instructions as I did, and
delete it from 
> your  computer. 
> 
> You are receiving this email from me because your name is in my
Address 
> Book. 
> 
> My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. 
> 
> Best regards 
> 
> Dr Tom Romberg 
> 
> ___________________________________________ 
> 
> This is a new virus, that is spread from Address Book to Address
Book. It is 
> apparently undetectable by Norton, McAfee and other Antivirus
software. 
> 
> It remains dormant for about 14 days, then activates and wipes out
the hard 
> drive data. The directions for removing it are easy, and take only
about a 
> minute to do. So please do it right now. 
> 
> 1. Go to 'start ' - then to 'find or search' (depending on your
computer) 
> 2. In the 'search for files or folders' type in sulfnbk.exe This is
the virus. 
> 3. In the 'look in' make sure you are searching Drive C. 
> 4. Hit 'search' button (or find) 
> 5. If this file shows up (its an ugly blackish icon with black
letters 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, please send this email to ALL those listed in your
address 
> book, because that is how this virus infects all of the
addresses. 
> 
> Sorry! 
> 
> 
></blockquote></html>

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