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Symantec Security Response - Jdbgmgr.exe file hoax
Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages
regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause
unwarranted concern. ...
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/
jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html - 25.1KB - United States
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Larsen" <rlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] zero defaults and virus question
> Keith, Jono
>
> I think this is a "hoax" virus. I was asked by a friend some months ago to
> check out the same file after he had received a letter warning of the
> "jdbgmgr.exe virus" from another friend. The letter had been in
circulation
> for some time and in my experience an update for Norton's to any new virus
> threat is usually issued within 48 hours. Based on this and the fact that
> both my PC's had different versions of the same file (Win 98 and WinXP) I
> concluded that the "virus" was in fact a hoax. Presumably the file has
some
> legitimate use but the world doesn't fall in for those that have deleted
it
> as a precaution.
>
> Roy
>
> > My machine informs me that this file is a "Microsoft® Debugger Registrar
> for
> > Java" - are you sure its a virus and please don't ask me what a debugger
> is
> > :-) ???
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jono
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: keithld@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:keithld@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 1:46 PM
> > To: equismetastock
> > Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] zero defaults and virus question
> >
> >
> > in case my first reply didn't get through properly, Roy and
Ron,
> > thanks for your suggestions to answer my questions.
> >
> > about a month ago, I formatted my drive (again) trying to solve the
> > results of a virus and installed and ran Nortons immediately after the
> > format, and have ran it continuously since, it updates automatically.
> > about a week ago, I noticed some of my emails to groups were coming
back
> > to me with the message deleted and the symbol similar to yp
> > inserted instead, someone had previously told me this is evidence of a
> > virus, again!
> > I then confirmed Nortons was current and ran a full scan--- no virus
> > I then reinstalled AVG from grisoft.com , a free virus program
which
> > last time found the virus when Nortons didn't,
> > scanned--no virus
> > I then ran Taucan, supposed to find trojans ----no virus
> > so, 3 scans and found nothing.
> >
> > a couple of days ago, a friend sent me a fix to a virus he'd got and
> may
> > have passed on, and there it was!
> > I had the "bear" jdbgmgr.exe
> > I don't mind getting a virus, (the price of being on the net) but i'd
> at
> > least like to be able to search for, find it and get rid of it
> > and,especially, not pass it on to others innocently
> >
> > I'm sorry for the longwinded mail but felt it better to explain once
> > fully.
> >
> > the question is ? is there a good virus program out there at all?
> > many others must have the same problems
> >
> > all comments appreciated thanks Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/02
> >
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