Virus Hoax

[Guest guest]

The important thing is to keep your virus protection (Norton, McAffee, or others) updated.

Also, look at the file extensions before you open. Somewhere I have a list of valid and suspicious extension names, but it's probably a bit out-of-date now, not entirely reliable.

Harper

[Guest guest]

Hope this (from mcafee.com) helps those of you who

need to restore your file if you deleted it after

reading the hoax:

Removal Instructions:

In the event that JDBGMGR.EXE was deleted erroneously,

the following method may be used to restore the file

from backup:

-- Windows 95 Instructions --

1) Click START - RUN

2) Type: EXTRACT /A

C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\WIN95_09.CAB JDBGMGR.EXE /L

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM and hit ENTER

NOTE: The location of the CAB files may vary. If this

does not work for you, try using your Windows CD-ROM

path (ie. D:\Win95).

-- End Windows 95 Instructions --

-- Windows 98 Instructions --

Information on using the System File Checker to

restore files

1) Click START - RUN, type SFC and hit ENTER

2) In the " Specify the system file you would like to

restore " field, type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\JDBGMGR.EXE and

hit ENTER

3) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your

WINDOWS CAB files

(ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS)

(ie. D:\WIN98 where D is the drive letter assigned to

your CD-ROM)

4) Click OK and continue with the restore function

-- End Windows 98 Instructions --

-- Windows ME Instructions --

Information on using the System File Checker to

restore files

1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER

2) Click the Extract Files button

3) In the " Specify the system file you would like to

restore " field, type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\JDBGMGR.EXE and

hit ENTER

4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your

WINDOWS CAB files

(ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL)

5) Click OK and continue with the restore function

-- End Windows ME Instructions --

-- Windows 2000 Instructions --

1) Click START - RUN, type expand d:\i386\jdbgmgr.ex_

%windir%\system32 and hit ENTER

Note: this assumes that D: is your CD-ROM drive, and

that you have the Windows2000 CD-ROM in the drive. If

this is not the case, d:\i386 should be replaced with

the path to your i386 directory.

-- End Windows 2000 Instructions --

-- Windows XP Instructions --

Information on using the System File Checker to

restore files

1) Click START - RUN, type MSCONFIG and hit ENTER

2) Click the Expand File... button

3) In the " File to restore " field, type

%WinDir%\SYSTEM32\JDBGMGR.EXE and hit ENTER

4) In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your

WINDOWS CAB files. This may vary from machine to

machine. It may be on a local drive, network drive, or

CD-ROM

(ie. C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL)

5) In the Save File in field, type in

%WinDir%\SYSTEM32.

6) Click OK and continue with the restore function

-- End Windows XP Instructions --

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[Guest guest]

PLEASE DISREGARD THE VIRUS WARNING. IT IS A HOAX.

The JDBGMGR.exe is a microsoft program for java script.

It is not a virus. Deleting it will cause your computer to work

incorrectly. You can verify this by searching for the application

then right clicking on it. This will show you that it is a microsoft

program.

Tom

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