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From: Thurston Ackerman <>
Subject: [GM-L] JBDGMGR.EXE virus is HOAK
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:49:48 -0800
References: <196.13edb9d6.2b549d46@aol.com>


Anti-virus systems can not detect jbdgmgr.exe because:

JBDGMGR.EXE is an old hoak that was passed on as a virus earlier in 2002

Deletion will damage your Registry!

Ciao, Ack.

wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: <A HREF="mailto:">Northwoods Sporting Journal</A>
> To: <A HREF="'mailto:">"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@usadatanet.net</A>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 12:45 PM
> Subject: Possibility of a virus

> A virus has been passed on to us by a contact. Our address book may have in
> turn been infected. Since you are in our address book there is a chance that
> you will find it in your computer too.
>
> We followed the instructions below and eradicated the virus easily.
>
> The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or MacAfee
> anti-virus-system. This virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging
> the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the address book,
> whether or not you send emails to your contacts.
>
> Here's how to check the virus and get rid of it:
>
> 1. Go to start, then go up to the find or search -option
> 2. In the file/folders option, type the name: jdbgmgr.exe
> 3. Be sure you search your C-drive and all the sub-folders and any other
> drives you may have.(Click on the box to include su! bfolders.)
> 4. Click: "Find now"
> 5. The virus has a grey teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe.
> DO NOT OPEN IT.
> 6. Go to Edit (on the menu bar) and choose "select all" to highlight the
> file without opening it.
> 7. Now go to File (on the menu bar) and select DELETE. It will then
> go to the Recycle Bin.
> 8. Go to the recycle Bin and delete it there as well.
>
> IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, you must contact all the people in your address
> book, so they can eradicate it in their own address books.
>
> To do this:
>
> 1. Open a new email message
> 2. Click the icon of the address book next to the "to"
> 3. Highlight every name and add to "BCC"
> 4. Copy this message, enter subject and paste to email, and send
>
> Remember you have to do this very quickly.
>
> Please note, we sometimes ignore such warnings but this time, because we have
>
> Norton antivirus (refered to as unsuccessful against this virus) we did check
>
> out the warning and did find the teddy bear!
>
> Alice and Rizek
>
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