Hi Inge! In message 000c01c30d76$a29d84c0$6d619618@ingezhxs96rzv4">mid:000c01c30d76$a29d84c0$6d619618@ingezhxs96rzv4 on Monday, April 28, 2003, 6:09:27 AM, you wrote: I> Heard it all before. Do this: Go to HTTP://www.google.com Type in JDBGMGR BUGBEAR Click "Google Search". Count how many times it says "hoax" on that page (need some more fingers and toes?). One of the links that it shows is for Symantec; click and read. It's been recently updated. Here's my clue for the day: this is exactly what *I* do when I come across questions like this, and this is how I answer some of the questions that come across this list. It's so simple that anyone could do it, but few do. --Scott. I> This is for real. I did exactly what said below and found it. So = I> please do I> it for your own sake. Whether or not an email has been sent to you I> recently, you could have it on your computer. - K I> Hi: Just received this below and it's for real. It is sent from your=20 I> computer to everyone in your mail list. I found one file with it but=20 I> our friend who warned me found 20 files! Follow the instructions=20 I> exact or you could accidentally open it. I> I followed this advise and found it on my computer I> SORRY FOR THIS... PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR COMPUTER I> Here are the instructions sent to me that I followed and worked. I> Everyone, I am so sorry, but I was infected by the Bugbear virus which I> is not picked up by Anti-virus systems. It sends itself to I> everyone in your address book and because I've been infected it's very I> likely that you will have been too. We did find this virus in our I> computer and removed it following these simple instructions. The virus I> (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or McAfee I> Anti-virus systems. The virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging I> the system. It is sent automatically by messenger and by the I> address book, whether or not you send e-mails to everyone. -- --Scott. mailto:Wizard@xxxxxxxx Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.