Hello Everyone, I was told by one of our County Computer Technicians that this is an old hoax virus and will show up when you follow the the instructions below if you have Windows 95 or 98. He told me not to worry about it. Phew! Karin Foster Grey County Archives > Dear Friends and Colleagues, > > Please check your computer for a virus in your hard drive. I received one > in my C drive (despite having an up-to-date Anti Virus program running) and > so far it has apparently infected several computers. Apparently it has so > far not been detected by Norton or some of the other anti-virus software. > If you have the virus it will affect your address book. It is however easy > to remove. The virus hides in your computer for two weeks and then damages > the hard drive irreparably. YOU NEED TO ACT NOW. > > I received the virus through my mailing list and have now deleted it after > receiving the warning from a friend. Apparently this virus will send itself > to every address in the address book on your computer. Since you are in my > address book it will probably get to you. Please take the time to remove it > now. Sorry for the inconvenience. > > The directions to remove it are as follows: The virus is called sulfnbk.exe > > 1. Go to "Start" and click on "Find" or "Search" > > 2. In the box "Find files or folders" write sulfnbk.exe (the virus name) > > 3. Make sure you are searching the C drive > > 4. Click on "Find" or "Search" > > 5. If the file is found you will see a black icon (kind of looks like > microsoft logo) with the name "sulfnbk.exe" > The file is a program... DO NOT open it! If it does not appear, try > the procedure again. > > 6.With the curser on the file, click on the right mouse button, and then > click "delete" with the left mouse button. > > 7.When you are asked if you want to send the file to the Trash or Delete - > click "yes" > > 8. Go to your desktop (where the icons are) and open the Trash can and > delete the file, manually or by emptying the entire trashbasket. > > 9. If you found this virus in your computer, send this email to ALL the > people listed in your address book, because the virus is transmitted this > way. If you don't, aside from ruining their hard drive, the virus will come > back to you, if you are in their address book. > > Sorry again for the trouble but it's important you check. > Iona McCraith > -