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however it does have something to do with identifying files with longer than 8 character names or something to that effect.

Although I never loosed them on anyone else, I am just not that mean.

Back up the win.ini file first.

AVERT HOAX Notice!!
McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX.
This email message is just a HOAX. Although, the SULFNBK.EXE file may become infected by a number of valid viruses (most commonly W32/MAGISTr@MM , the details of this HOAX message are not based on actual events.
We are advising users who receive the email to delete the message and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.
SULFNBK.EXE is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names

Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email. There are numerous variations on these messages.
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I found the "sulfnbk virus" in my computer, which McAfee did not detect. It sends itself to all the addresses in the address book of the computer it has arrived at. Since you are in our address book I thought you might want to check for this. The virus hides in the computer for 2 weeks & then damages the hard drive irreparably, so I'm told.
1. go to "Start" & click "Find"
2. in the box "find files or folders" type sulfnbk.exe which is the name of the virus
3. make sure you are searching in the hard or c-drive
4. click "find"
5. if the file is found, you will see an ugly black icon with name sulfnbk.exe , the file is a program. DO NOT OPEN IT.!!
6. click on the RIGHT button of the mouse, on the ugly black file icon, & then click on "delete" with the LEFT button on the mouse.
7. you will be asked if you want to send the file to the wastebasket/recycling bin. respond "yes".
8. go to the Desktop, open the wastebasket/recycling bin & eliminate the file, manually or by emptying the entire basket/bin.
9. if you find this virus in your computer, send this e-mail to all the people in your address book, because the virus is transmitted this way & if you don't warn them, aside from ruining their hard drive, it will come back to you if you are in their address books.

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On Monday April 22 it found a worm virus in an email sent to our public account. I deleted it without a problem. I also forwarded it to abuse@earthlink.net but I suspect that they will not be able to do anything about it.

This is the first virus I have received from an anonymous source. The previous viruses first attacked our company servers and attached themselves to outgoing emails. My anti-virus program caught them too.

Ooh, I feel all dirty.

My only advice is to keep your anti-virus programs current.

Mighty Mouse is here to save the day!

Lately I have been getting a bunch of e-mails with files attached. Usually they are .HTML, .JPG, .EXE, and .BAT files. There is no text whatsoever in the e-mails. Of course the JPG files are not really JPG files since they won't open in my graphics programs on my Mac. These are not HTML mails I am receiving, either. Definitely viruses attached, and there seems to be a ton of 'em! The mail usually comes from someone I've never heard of and they have odd subjects like "NAV Bottom". That's about the closest thing to a pattern I can see.

All this stuff is coming through Outlook Express. I can just look at the monitor, and out of nowhere, all these EML files just pop up on the monitor.

Now I have a suspicion why my computer sees and stops lots of port scan attacks. The other machines on the network don't have that software installed to see and block them.

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Klez.E is the most common world-wide spreading worm.It's very dangerous by corrupting your files. Because of its very smart stealth and anti-anti-virus technic,most common AV software can't detect or clean it. We developed this free immunity tool to defeat the malicious virus.
You only need to run this tool once,and then Klez will never come into your PC.
NOTE: Because this tool acts as a fake Klez to fool the real worm,some AV monitor maybe cry when you run it. If so,Ignore the warning,and select 'continue'. If you have any question,please (email tag deleted) mail to me.

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Hmmm... lessee ... if my AV monitor says it blocked the Klez virus, exactly why would I want your program to do the same thing?! Dumkopf.

They are both a hoax and a threat.