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I've received several of these warnings from very well
meaning e-friends/associates, so I figured it's important
enough to pass this information on ... the e-mail reads,
"PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION!!! YOU MAY HAVE A DEADLY VIRUS
ON YOUR COMPUTER ... <snip> ... SULFNBK.EXE -- ON JUNE 1,
2001 IT WILL OPEN AND DESTROY YOUR HARD DRIVE. NO ONE KNOWS
WHERE IT CAME FROM AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF IT
... <snip> ..."
This is a bogus virus warning ... don't delete Sulfnbk.exe!
Sulfnbk.exe is a legitimate Win98 operating system file, so
anyone running Windows 98 will find it. If you've fallen
victim to this hoax and deleted this file ... visit
http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library/weekly/
aa052601a.htm?nk=r1&terms=SULFNBK.EXE or do a web search for
'Restoring Sulfnbk.exe'.
However! If a Sulfnbk.exe comes attached to an e-mail --
don't open it -- any executable has the potential to be
infected.
"Bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel." Renata
Adler
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