Re: [Alfa Racing]: Virus HOAX!

["Peter L. Krause" <pkrause@domain.elided>]

From the McAfee site:


AVERT HOAX Notice!!

McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX.

This email message is just a HOAX. Although, the JDBGMGR.EXE file may become
infected by a number of valid viruses (most commonly W32/Magistr@MM), the
details of this HOAX message are not based on actual events.

We are advising users who receive the email to delete the message and DO NOT
pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates.

JDBGMGR.EXE is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. In the event that
this file has already been deleted, see the Removal Instructions on how to
restore this file.
It uses this icon:



Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via email.
There are numerous variations on these messages.

[demime 0.99c.7 removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of jdbgmgrlg.gif]
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