|
"Virus Hoax:
Malicious Code Example"
Virus Hoax Warnings: Page 34
of 39
SULFNBK.EXE Hoax
May 2001
This warning is a hoax. It was originally issued in Portuguese but
some nice person translated it into English. The real sulfnbk.exe
program is a Windows program that is used to restore long file
names. You will find it in the \Windows\Command folder. Keep in mind
that sulfnbk.exe, like any executable program, could be infected
with a virus. You should regularly scan all the files on your system
using a current antivirus scanner to insure that none of them
contains a virus.
Information on how to replace the sulfnbk.exe program, in case you
deleted it, is available at the Symantic, McAfee, and other
antivirus websites. Subject: BAD virus - act quickly!! Date: Tue, 29
May 2001 21:57:22 -0400
Subject: Please Act Urgently VIRUS COULD BE IN YOUR COMPUTER It will
become activate on June 1st and will delete all files and folders on
the hard drive. No Anti-Virus software can detect it because it
doesn't become a VIRUS until 1/6/2001. It travels through the e-mail
and migrate to your computer. To find it please follow the following
directions: Go To "START" button Go to "Find" or "Search" Go to
files and folders Make sure to search in drive C Type in;
SULFNBK.EXE Begin Search If it finds it, highlight it and delete it
Close the dialogue box Open the Recycle Bin Find the file and delete
it from the Recycle Bin You should be safe. The bad part is you need
to contact everyone you sent ANY e-mail to in the past few months.
Many major companies have found this virus on their computers.
Whatever you do, DO NOT open the file.
Copyright 2004 by Jay Jennings
|