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I found a file called "jdbgmgr.exe" in my hard disk.
It is a grey bear icon.
Is it a real virus or the information is wrong?

Thanks,

Rafael Galiza de Azevedo.




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Rafael Galiza de Azevedo

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

Galiza wrote:
> I found a file called "jdbgmgr.exe" in my hard disk.
> It is a grey bear icon.
> Is it a real virus or the information is wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rafael Galiza de Azevedo.
>
>
>
>


I haven't seen that old hoax mentioned for years!

This is a very, very old hoax. If your antivirus software is
current and detects nothing, you're most likely safe. Do nothing with
the named file, delete the email, and tell whomever sent you the
original message to check their facts before spreading rumors.

Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java Is Not a Virus
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q322993

Jdbgmgr.exe file Hoax
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/v [...] .hoax.html

It's important to remember that almost _any_ email virus warning
is a hoax, designed primarily to bog down email systems by having
well-meaning but uniformed people send out hundreds of otherwise
valueless email warnings. When you receive a warning like this, the
*first* thing you should do is check its veracity at one or more of
the following web sites:

Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

F-Secure Security Information Center - Hoaxes
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp


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