SULFNBK.EXE Virus - Find and Remove!

[BBA]

I started getting emails on this about a month ago. I was replying with the truth...and finally I found how they found my e-mail addy...from this old sysopt post of all things!
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/000518.html

[Brangwen]

BBA,

A utilty from MS... unreal!

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif


Side Note: I was amazed at the variety of commands on the sysopt link! I've never seen many of them.

[Brangwen]

Fellow Members:


I fell for the following hoax. I had not seen post of 05/29/01 regarding this. I received it from a "reliable" source, and I fell for it hook, line and (I feel like a real) sucker! I e-mailed those on my address book and then had to retract. Oh man. I guess we all fall for this stuff at least onece. Go ahead and get your digs in -- I dfeserve it!

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif


Here was my post!


I have just received a message that a virus has been sent to me by way of being in someone's EMAIL address book and unfortunately some of you are on mine
so you will have received it also. It will not be active apparently until June 1st and therefore it can be deleted quite easily and I have done so on my computer. It took only a minute.

To delete:
click on start
click on search (or find)
click on files and Folders
Select "C" and type SULFNBK.EXE
Start Search
if file is found - DO NOT OPEN i repeat DO NOT OPEN
Delete file by right clicking mouse button
once deleted - EMPTY RECYCLE BIN

You need to send this message to all in your own address book. I am sorry you have to do this and cannot understand why anyone would take any pleasure from spreading a virus which may incapacitate computers or computer
systems.


Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

Note: I am unfamiliar with this virus, will quarantine and send to Norton.



[This message has been edited by Brangwen (edited 05-31-2001).]

[MiKe85]

Apparently you haven't seen this link?
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/013706.html

[booya]

ok since ur unfamiliar wiht this virus

do not delete it its a hoax

its no virus do not forward this message to anyone stupid enough to do it

heheh i was stupid enough and i did it lol

just dont delete it ok??

at least i reinstalled win98se on my other computer and got the file back from that system

understand ?

lucky this message dont make u delete a really important file to boot windows or else ur screwed

[OuTpaTienT]

lol. This is gettin' to be funny.

[booya]

really http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Brangwen]

Hey, I didn't know! First hoax I'v fallen for... How embarassing!!!

Hmm... Better safe than sorry!

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[This message has been edited by Brangwen (edited 05-31-2001).]