Fw: Re: VIRUS ALERT

[Felipe Sanchez]

The enclosed URL is most useful.  The recent virus alert was based on inaccuracies.
Check Hoaxes:  Urban Legends: http://www.snopes2.com/index.html 
  "Origins:   Whether the SULFNBK.EXE message was deliberately intended as a prank for gullible computer users or an honest warning based on a misunderstanding, the instructions listed above should NOT be acted upon. The file SULFNBK.EXE is a standard component of the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems, a program used to backup and restore long filenames. Its presence does not indicate that a user's PC is harboring a virus, and the unnecessary deletion of this file can interfere with the normal functioning of a PC. 

  SULFNBK.EXE is one of the files that the W32/Magistr.aaMM virus used as a means of transmission -- infected copies were attached to mail messages which copied them to the recipients' PCs. (The real SULFNBK.EXE file should be found in the C:\Windows\Command folder.) However, the mere presence of this file does not mean that a system is infected. 

  You should not delete SULFNBK.EXE unless a virus-check program has scanned the file and told you it is infected. (The lack of SULFNBK.EXE won't generally cause a PC to stop working, but users who have removed it from their PCs should make the effort to restore it to avoid potential problems.) If you have already mistakenly deleted this file, you can find instructions for restoring it at Microsoft's web site or on the Symantec page linked below." 


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