Another virus alert - This was a Hoax !

[Rudy Jordan]

This post has been deleted by the administrator !!!

[ August 25, 2003, 09:35 PM: Message edited by: Gman ]

[JMJ]

Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ

[ August 25, 2003, 09:37 PM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[Leslie]

I found it also, thanks very much!!! Sending my friends the info NOW!!!

Again, thanks!!

[JMJ]

The one thing I did find puzzling was that it was a debugger registered to Microsoft. Any clue as to what it really is??......JMJ

[Rainless]

Not sure if this is correct or not but this is what I found on the internet. It says it is just hoax...Unsure..I also found it on my computer.

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NAME: jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax
ALIAS: Teddy Bear hoax

NOTE: A worm has been found that actually uses the jdbgmgr.exe filename! For more information, please go to:

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/recory.shtml

NOTE: On 21st of May 2002, a new virus using this hoax was found. The virus sends messages coming apparently from Symantec corporation and contains a warning on the JDBGMGR hoax - plus a virus attached to it.

In April 2002 there appeared a hoax message concerning a new virus that was reportedly discovered in Windows utility JDBGMGR.EXE. The jdbgmgr is a standard windows component that is found in every windows installation, it is used as Java debugger manager in Microsoft Java runtime engine. The icon of the original JDBGMGR.EXE file for some reason looks like a teddy bear:



We checked several versions of this utility from Windows installations and found nothing malicious in them.

Please ignore this hoax or anything similar warning about jdbgmgr.exe and don't pass it on.


According to Microsoft's website:

" If you follow the e-mail message instructions and delete this file, you do not have to recover it unless you use Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98, or Windows 95."

If you have deleted jdbgmgr.exe, please see Microsoft knowledgebase article Q322993 for further instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993

Please note that some e-mail worms (for example, Magistr) might sometimes send an infected JDBGMGR.EXE in an e-mail attachment, but this infection is caused by Magistr not JDBGMGR by itself. So the bottom line is, if you receive JDBGMGR.EXE or any other windows component by email, it is most probably a file infected by a virus. If you find JDBGMGR.EXE from your system directory, it is most probably a clean file.

A variation of this hoax is known to exist which relates the jdbgmgr.exe file to the Bugbear worm:

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/tanatos.shtml

The Bugbear is a real worm completely unrelated to this file.

[imported_Gman]

Never, ever...ever..ever delete any file off your computer that an email tells you to delete. Chances are that this is a system file that you need in order for something to work properly on your computer graemlins/cussing.gif

[imported_Gman]

Originally posted by JMJ:
The one thing I did find puzzling was that it was a debugger registered to Microsoft. Any clue as to what it really is??......JMJ It indeed is the Java debugger from Microsoft ! Note you were lucky this time because it was not that important. I have had users delete very important system files after recieving emails like this.

-G

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Gman:
Never, ever...ever..ever delete any file off your computer that an email tells you to delete. Chances are that this is a system file that you need in order for something to work properly on your computer graemlins/cussing.gif That's why I asked the question. When I saw that the file was registered to Microsoft, something didn't seem quite right. I restored them to my system for now......JMJ

[ August 25, 2003, 09:35 PM: Message edited by: JMJ ]

[alex zen]

good looking out g.

[i.be.me]

For accurate information about the validity of virus/urban legends/health/safety messages check the following web sites before doing anything:

1. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
2. http://www.truthorfiction.com/

[Rudy Jordan]

Originally posted by JMJ:
Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ First time for everything.

I called my IT department this morning and they confirmed that this is a hoax. I was also thrown off by the description of the file as a Microsoft application, with a teddy bear icon. Hey, better safe than sorry.

Peace

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ First time for everything.

I called my IT department this morning and they confirmed that this is a hoax. I was also thrown off by the description of the file as a Microsoft application, with a teddy bear icon. Hey, better safe than sorry.

Peace </font>[/QUOTE]No problem. It could happen to anybody.....JMJ graemlins/beerchug.gif

[Leslie]

Well how do you put the shit back??

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Leslie:
Well how do you put the shit back?? If it's in your Recycle Bin, just hit Restore.....JMJ

[Rudy Jordan]

Originally posted by Leslie:
Well how do you put the shit back?? Fortunately, when I deleted it and ran a second search, it was right back where it was before.

Peace

[Rudy Jordan]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ First time for everything.

I called my IT department this morning and they confirmed that this is a hoax. I was also thrown off by the description of the file as a Microsoft application, with a teddy bear icon. Hey, better safe than sorry.

Peace </font>[/QUOTE]No problem. It could happen to anybody.....JMJ graemlins/beerchug.gif </font>[/QUOTE]And if you try to laugh at me about it we can meet at the golf course, man...... :D

[JMJ]

Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ First time for everything.

I called my IT department this morning and they confirmed that this is a hoax. I was also thrown off by the description of the file as a Microsoft application, with a teddy bear icon. Hey, better safe than sorry.

Peace </font>[/QUOTE]No problem. It could happen to anybody.....JMJ graemlins/beerchug.gif </font>[/QUOTE]And if you try to laugh at me about it we can meet at the golf course, man...... :D </font>[/QUOTE]That would be cool. Shot really well (for me) this past Sunday.....JMJ smile.gif

[Rudy Jordan]

Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Rudy Jordan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
Rudy cried wolf.......JMJ First time for everything.

I called my IT department this morning and they confirmed that this is a hoax. I was also thrown off by the description of the file as a Microsoft application, with a teddy bear icon. Hey, better safe than sorry.

Peace </font>[/QUOTE]No problem. It could happen to anybody.....JMJ graemlins/beerchug.gif </font>[/QUOTE]And if you try to laugh at me about it we can meet at the golf course, man...... :D </font>[/QUOTE]That would be cool. Shot really well (for me) this past Sunday.....JMJ smile.gif </font>[/QUOTE]We'll make it happen. I'll holla at Spot 6.