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Hammer
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Joined: 11 May 2005, 14:50

Post by Hammer »

O.K. all - the latest one going around is this sulfnbk.exe one... Please do not fall for it. SULFNBK.EXE is a valid windows executable, so of course everyone will find it on their system!!! If you get an e-mail saying to watch out for this or that virus, it is 99% guaranteed to be a hoax. If the e-mail says that it was "just put out by <big-name company> is it 99% guaranteeed to be a hoax. If the e-mail says it will erase everything on your hard rive (or some such), it is 99% guaranteed to be a hoax. Please, before you send this <to everyone you know> (yes, again if it says this, 99% guaranteed to be a hoax!) check a reputable site like McAfee.com to see if it is indeed a real virus or a hoax. Trash e-mail like that and SPAM are the largest stealers of bandwidth on the internet... Thx.

http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp?
Helmut
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