[Ravensfort] LOOK FOR THIS FILE & DELETE IT(READ THIS FIRST)

Charley Atchley Charley at lcc.net
Tue May 29 17:22:46 PDT 2001


STOP EVERYONE!!!!! This e-mail is a hoax. Do not damage your windows by
following the advise that it gives! I found the article below on Symantec's
site. I use windows NT and MAC, neither one of them has a problem with long
file names.

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


SULFNBK.EXE Warning
Reported on: April 17, 2001
Last Updated on: May 29, 2001 at 06:22:42 AM PDT


The following hoax email has been reported in Brazil. The original email is
in Portuguese; it is followed by an English translation.

CAUTIONS:

This particular email message is a hoax. The file that is mentioned in the
hoax, however, Sulfnbk.exe, is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to
restore long file names, and like any .exe file, it can be infected by a
virus that targets .exe files.
The virus/worm W32.Magistr.24876 at mm can arrive as an attachment named
Sulfnbk.exe. The Sulfnbk.exe file used by Windows is located in the
C:\Windows\Command folder. If the file is located in any other folder, or
arrives as an attachment to a email message, then it is possible that the
file is infected. In this case, if a scan with the latest virus definitions
and with NAV set to scan all files does not detect the file as being
infected, quarantine and submit the file to SARC for analysis by following
the instructions in the document How to submit a file to SARC using Scan and
Deliver.
If you have deleted the Sulfnbk.exe file from the C:\Windows\Command folder
and want to know how to restore the file, you should contact your computer
manufacturer or Microsoft for assistance. As an alternative, If you are
running Windows 98 or Windows Me, see the document How to extract files in
Safe Mode under Windows 98 or Windows Millennium.
NOTE: The instructions in this document are provided for your convenience.
The extraction of Windows files uses Microsoft programs and commands.
Symantec does not provide warranty support for or assistance with Microsoft
products.




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