Virus??

Ted Smith · Post by **Ted Smith** » 26 Dec 2001 11:10 am

Jay Barber just emailed me about a virus, anyone else heard about a new dormant virus that sits for 14 days then crashes your hard drive?

Blake Hawkins · Post by **Blake Hawkins** » 26 Dec 2001 11:39 am

Ted, a friend of mine in Atlanta sent me a notice about it.
It places a file "sulfnbk.exe" on your hard drive.
The suggested check for it is to use the "find" or "Search" function of your computer.
It may show an ugly blackish icon that will have the name "sulfnbk.exe" on it.
If you find it: delete it immediately.
Don not open or run it.
I checked my computer and did not have it.
Blake

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 26 Dec 2001 11:49 am

Don't Touch That Dial!!

Read the following.

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum12/HTML/000797.html

Be careful![This message was edited by Jon Light on 26 December 2001 at 11:50 AM.]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 26 Dec 2001 11:51 am

SORRY Blake!!

DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE!!!

It is part of the Microsoft operting system, and is present on all Windows 98 systems!

ALWAYS check with an antivirus program or antivirus website before deleting ANY file!

"sulfnbk.exe" is merely a program that lets you use long filenames.

B Bailey Brown · Post by **B Bailey Brown** » 26 Dec 2001 12:10 pm

ALWAYS check with an antivirus program or antivirus website before deleting ANY file!

Donny is correct, and this is good procedure to always follow. I received the same warning from a friend…and within 3 hours received a second email saying “Ooopps!” He had checked and found out the warning is a “hoax”. For some reason there seem to be as many people who are inclined to send out virus hoax warnings…as there are people who actually create viruses! Strange world we live in nowadays.

B. Bailey Brown