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Groundgripper
2nd Sep 2002, 20:21
I've just received an e-mail from a friend telling me about a virus which he has found on his machine called "jdbgmgr.exe". Apparently it propagates automatically to everyone in one's e-mail address book and is 'yet undetectable by Norton, McAffee and VET AV software'.
I looked on my machine and, sure enough, there is the program complete with its teddy bear logo.
Does anyone know anything about this one? (just before I go and wipe it out and delete some perfectly innocent program!)

What_does_this_button_do?
2nd Sep 2002, 20:42
Full credit to Symantec for this post:

It's a HOAX - click here for full text (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html)

text:
This is a hoax that, like the SULFNBK.EXE Warning hoax, tries to persuade you to delete a legitimate Windows file from your computer. The file that the hoax refers to, Jdbgmgr.exe, is a Java De****** Manager. It is a Microsoft file that is installed when you install Windows.

It has a teddy bear icon as described in the hoax:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/graphics/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.1.gif

PaperTiger
2nd Sep 2002, 22:54
That's Java D e b u g g e r to save you all wondering :D

Groundgripper
3rd Sep 2002, 08:58
Thanks for that, folks.
I had my suspicions from the tone of the covering e-mail - it just didn't ring true from what I know of the person who sent it to me, which is why I posed the question here!
He's now sent an apologetic message saying DON'T DO IT!!