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E-Mail Virus
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Dear
Netlink Customer, |
E-Mail Virus Hoax - Jdbgmgr.exe File E-mail
Virus Hoax Continues To Spread
The Jdbgmgr.exe File
E-mail Virus Hoax was discovered a couple of months ago and continues to be
forwarded by unsuspecting Internet users across the World Wide Web. If you
receive an e-mail from a friend or relative which tells you to find and then
delete the "Jdbgmgr.exe File" from your computer because it is (supposedly) a
virus, IGNORE the warning and delete the e-mail message. The Jdbgmgr.exe e-mail
message is a HOAX. There is NO virus called the "Jdbgmgr.exe Virus."
Here is how the E-Mail Virus Hoax works: You receive an e-mail from a
friend telling you that you may have an e-mail virus called the "Jdbgmgr.exe
Virus." The friend's e-mail encourages you to do a search on your computer for a
file called "Jdbgmgr.exe" which has a "teddy bear icon" above it. If you find
the teddy bear, the message says, then you have the virus. The message then goes
on to explain how to delete the file from your computer. It also encourages you
to forward the e-mail warning to everyone in your address book because if you
found the Jdbgmgr.exe on your computer, then everyone in your address book has
been infected by this virus as well.
Here is the hoax...Jdbgmgr.exe is a
standard windows component that is found in every Windows installation. This
file has a teddy bear next to it. If you run a Windows operating system,
obviously you are going to find this file (and the associated teddy bear icon)
because it is part of the system. (The file is used as a Java Debugger Manager
by Microsoft.) When you delete this file from your computer, you are not
deleting a virus, but rather a file from your operating system.
You may
have already received this E-mail Hoax and deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file from
your computer. The good news is that the Jdbgmgr.exe is not a critical file
within your operating system, so restoring the file is optional. Java applets
may not run correctly without it, however. (See the "Ask The Help Desk" section
below for a definition of Java applets.) To restore Jdbgmgr.exe to your system,
you can go to this Microsoft support page for instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322993
Go to the "Recovery" section and complete the appropriate steps.
Word
of Caution: The Jdbgmgr.exe file located on your computer's operating
system, like any other file, can become infected by a virus. If you receive a
Jdbgmgr.exe via e-mail as an attachment, the file may contain a virus. If,
however, you find the Jdbgmgr.exe within your operating system when doing a
search for it, it is probably a clean file. Do NOT delete it.
Ask The Help Desk - What is a
Java Applet?
Question: We mentioned Java Applets when discussing the
Jdbgmgr.exe File E-mail Virus Hoax above and thought there might be some
Internet users that may not be familiar with this term. So just what is a Java
Applet?
Answer: Everyone who uses the Internet has come
across some form of Java while browsing but since Java occurs in the background,
most users never know it. There are two forms of Java commonly used in the
design of web pages, the JavaScript script and the Java Applet. They both add
visual appeal and functionality to websites and web pages.
JavaScript
scripts are written and added to web pages to provide interactivity between the
Internet user and the web page. When you see things moving on the web page, when
buttons change as you roll over them with the mouse, when banners or ads rotate
from one to another and when graphics scroll, these are often effects performed
by JavaScript scripts. JavaScript is a scripting language originally developed
by Netscape and was called "LiveScript." The name was changed after Sun
Microsystems' new programming language, called Java, became so popular. The
drawback is that Netscape Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer interpret
JavaScript scripts differently. In addition, because interpretation is left up
to the web browser, Windows users, Macintosh users and Linux users will all see
the JavaScript script operate differently, if at all.
On the other hand,
a Java Applet is a small computer application written in Java that is downloaded
to your computer via the Internet. You see these frequently with online games
and chat rooms--places where more interactivity is required and where the
program would need to work on any type of machine or operating system. Java
programs, or Applets, are not interpreted directly by your web browser. Instead,
a Java Applet must be compiled (translated) from the programming language into a
language that can be "read" by your computer. Java compilers are independent of
any particular machine. This means that Java Applets will operate the same on
Windows machines, Macintosh machines and Linux machines.
The program on
your computer that "reads" the compiled code is known as a "Java Virtual
Machine." The compiled code then is what your browser reads. The file
"Jdbgmgr.exe" mentioned in the virus hoax in the first section of this
eNewsletter is Microsoft's version of a Java Virtual Machine.
Great Sites to Check Out This Month
Learn How To Do
Anything
http://SoYouWanna.com - This is a
great site for learning things about subjects you've always been curious about.
Topical articles include: How To Play Chess, How To Get A Pilot's License, How
To Start An Antique Doll Collection, How To Plan A Trip To Australia, How To Be
A Sitcom Writer and How To Be A Maid Of Honor. Or, what about this combination
... Learn How To Speak With An Irish Accent and then How To Cook A Chinese
Dinner?!
Tracking UPS Packages
http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html -
If you order something online (or offline for that matter) that's being shipped
via United Parcel Service, ask the merchant for the package's UPS tracking
number and then head to this link. Type the tracking number for your package
into the space provided and the site will give you up-to-date information while
the package is intransit –– as well as the expected date of
delivery!
Find Out What's Happening In Space Today
http://www.nasa.gov/today/index.html -
Looking for the latest happenings in outer space? This web page provides news
information (updated daily) on what's going on at NASA and beyond. You'll also
find links to information about the International Space Station, projected
future mission schedules, as well as links to NASA video, audio and photography
archives.
SpyKids2 - The Island Of Lost Dreams
http://SpyKids2.com - This month's
release of the Spy Kids sequel has Carmen and Juni Cortez, their parents and
even their grandparents (ex-spies...grandpa is played by Ricardo Montalban) in
on the adventure. Head to the site with your kids for info about the movie and
its actors, to play the Spy Kids Challenge Game and to watch the cool movie
trailer. (The movie is rated PG for action sequences and brief rude
humor.)
US Open Tennis Championships
http://usopen.org - The American women,
i.e. Venus and Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles, are taking
it to the tennis world again this year. Now what about the guys? Come on Pete
and Andre! US Open matches begin on August 26th. Get match previews, the latest
updates and order your court side seats at the Official Site of the 2002 US
Tennis Open.
Short Tutorial - Taking Carbon
Copied Names Out Of E-Mail Messages
Are you looking for
a simple way to remove long recipient lists from messages that have been
forwarded many times over or have been cc: to dozens of people by a single
sender? Follow these easy steps:
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Thanks
for your business!
Best regards,
Mike
Huggenberger
Director
Great Plains Communications
Netlink
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Cornerstone Publishing Group Inc.
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