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Re: (rshsdepot) also...
Thanks. This has almost become more of a pain than it is worth. I
appreciate your reply.
GL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Ingraham Dwyer" <adwyer_@_io.com>
To: "Gary LaPointe" <sglap3_@_lightlink.com>; <rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) also...
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Gary LaPointe wrote:
>
> > Also: At the same time, I ran a virus scan on my computer and found
> > nothing, so who knows? Sorry! Maybe you should check anyway.
> >
> > GL
>
>
> It's a hoax. If you search in Google on [jdbgmgr.exe and virus], you'll
> get links back to the websites of most of the major Anit-Virus software
> vendors (Symantec, McAfee, etc.) like this one:
>
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html
>
>
> Important details:
>
> "The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is the Microsoft Debugger
> Registrar for Java. It may be installed when you install Windows."
>
> "If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, in most cases, you do
> not have to reinstall it."
>
> "CAUTION: Jdbgmgr.exe, like any file, can become infected by a virus. One
> virus in particular, W32.Efortune.31384_@_mm, targets this file. Norton
> AntiVirus has provided protection against W32.Efortune.31384_@_mm since May
> 11, 2001."
>
>
>
> In general, take anything that is forwarded to you in email with a grain
> of salt. Items that *demand* to be forwarded are even more suspect. Do a
> little bit of research on a search engine first.
>
>
> -Andy
>
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> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
>
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