Fighting malware and spam

SULFNBK.EXE

The file sulfnbk.exe is a standard utility file installed with many versions of Windows (usually size 44k and having a black and white icon). Its presence is not an indication of viral activity on a machine, though the file has been sent as an attachment by the Magistr virus in an infected state. There have been some reports that the file has been infected by other viruses but it is no more or less likely to be infected than any other similar executable in the same directory.
If you have any doubts as to whether you are infected please use an updated virus scanner to check your machine. Claims, in some of the warnings related to this file, that a virus 'cannot be detected until June 1st because before this it is not a virus' are false and designed to cause confusion.

Hoax text

Subject: Fw: Computer Virus Alert-urgent  before 1 June

THIS IS TRUE, I FOUND IT ON MY  C-DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!

I  received this virus warning Sunday afternoon, May 27. I followed  the
instructions and sure enough, my computer was infected. I've  got
anti-virus software and it did not pick it up! Please read the  following
carefully.

URGENT.  A VIRUS could  be in your computer files now, dormant but
will become active on June  1.  FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK
IF YOU HAVE IT AND TO REMOVE IT  NOW.

It was brought to my attention yesterday that a virus is in  circulation
via email. I looked for it and to my surprise I found it on  mine. ..
Please follow the directions and remove it from yours  TODAY!!!!!!!

No Virus software can detect it. It will  become active on June 1, 2001.

It might be too late by then. It  wipes out all files and folders on
the hard drive. This virus travels  thru E-mail and migrates to the
'C:\windows\command' folder. To  find it and get rid of it off of
your computer, do the following.

Go to the "START" button.
Go to "FIND" or  "SEARCH"
Go to "FILES & FOLDERS"
Make sure the find box is  searching the "C:" drive.
Type in;  SULFNBK.EXE
Begin  search.

If it finds it, highlight it.
Go to 'File' and delete it.
Close the find Dialog box
Open the Recycle  Bin
Find the file and delete it from the Recycle bin
You should be  safe.

The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent  ANY
E-mail to in the past few months. Many major companies have found  this
virus on their computers. Please help your friends  !!!!!!!!

DO NOT RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. McAFEE and  NORTON CANNOT
DETECT IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT BECOME A VIRUS UNTIL JUNE  1ST.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE  FILE!!!
	

VB reminds users: if you receive a virus warning message, do not forward the message to all your friends/colleagues, as it may suggest in the text. If you have verified that the message is a hoax, simply delete it. If you are unsure, forward the message to your IT administrator. Failing that, forward it to hoax@virusbtn.com. It is possible that you may receive a hoax email with a file attachment. Since it is possible that these attachments could be infected VB advises such files to be be treated with the same caution as any other unexpected message attachment and urges users not to open them.

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