Re: Windows Virus?

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From: johnf (john_f_at_bigREMOVEpond.net.au)
Date: 04/05/04


Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:19:44 +1000

Yes you did. Never, ever believe emails. That's what AV,Spybot & AdAware
programs AND GOOGLE are there for.

--
johnf
> I recently recieved an e-mail describing a virus called
> jdbgm. Supposedly, it attacks the hard drives through
> your address book. When I searched for it I found it and
> the teddy bear icon. I deleted both from my hard drives.
> Was this really a virus or was it harmless? Even more
> importantly, did I delete something potentially important
> to Windows ?


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