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Subject: [OM] OT Virus warning / enquiry
From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 08:54:51 -0300
Here is part of a message I received from my sister in England this morning 
about an an alleged virus. The writing style and tone are rather strange which 
makes me think that the message is fake but better safe than sorry.

I wonder if someone could check their system and see is the jdbgmgr.exe file is 
on their system. I found this file in my c:\windows\systems subdirectory, it is 
15120 bytes large, is dated 01/12/01 and in Windows Explorer has a teddy bear 
icon which is strange. 

Today .... 5 May  .... is 14 days after 21 April mentioned in the message.

Is there any opinion whether this jdbgmgr.exe file is a virus / problem or 
whether the original message from my sister is a hoax?

Thanks

John Hudson



Hello everybody. We have just received the following ... and she was right - we 
did have it - and we have got problems. We are not techie, but the instructions 
here did find the guilty file and delete it . Repairing may be something else. 
If you ARE techie, an internet search for bugbear will find you Symantec's very 
complicated help! 

Here is what we got:

I am sorry, but by virtue of being on someones address book, I have been 
infected, to-day Monday 21st April, by a Virus that does not appear to be 
detected by 
the anti-virus systems. 

The Virus is BUGBEAR (called jdbgmgr.exe). The Virus sits quietly for 14 days 
before affecting the system.It is sent automatically by messenger and by the 
Address Book whether or not you sent e-mails to everyone
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