From: Jackie Meyer <fmeyer <at> ECE <dot> NEU <dot> EDU>
Date: 13 apr 2003
Subject: teddy bear virus [HOAX]

The below message is the famous Teddy Bear virus hoax.

If you have mistakenly removed files due to this hoax, you can see
instructions to repair it at
   http://www.coe.neu.edu/computer/downloads/

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, George Marino wrote:

> I WAS SENT THIS FROM A FRIEND AND I DID HAVE THIS
> VIRUS. FIRST ONE I EVER
> HAD BUT IT ONLY TOOK SECONDS TO GET RID OF IT. JUST
> FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
> BELOW:
>
> I am sorry to inform you all that we were infected by
> the Bugbear virus,
> which is not picked up by Anti-Virus systems. It sends
> itself to everyone
> in your email address book and infects them too. We
> found the virus in
> our computer and removed it following the simple
> instructions which
> follow this message. The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is
> not detected by
> Norton or McAfee Anti-Virus systems. It sits quietly
> for 14 days before
> damaging the system. It is sent automatically by
> messenger and by the
> address book, whether or not you send emails to
> everyone.
> YOU MUST DO THIS: PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS
> 1. Go to Start; then Find or Search option.
> 2. In the Files/Folders option, write the name
> jdbgmgr.exe
> 3. Be sure you search your C drive and any other
> drives you may have
> (including My Computer and My Desktop)
> 4. Click "Find Now"
> 5. The virus has a teddy bear icon with the name
> jdbgmgr.exe.  DO NOT
> OPEN IT!!!
> 6. Go to Edit (at the top of the page). Choose "Select
> All" to highlight
> the file without opening it.
> 7. Now go to File (at the top of the page). Select
> Delete. It will then
> go to the Recycle Bin.
> 8. Go to Recycle Bin and delete it there as well.
> Select All, Permanently
> Delete, etc.
>
> IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, YOU MUST CONTACT ALL THE PEOPLE
> IN YOUR ADDRESS
> BOOK SO THEY CAN REPEAT THIS PROCESS.
>
> To send this message to everyone in your address book:
> 1. Open a new email message.
> 2. Click the photo of address book next to "To"
> 3. Click every name and addit to "BCC"
> 4. Copy this message, paste to email, enter subject
> and send.
>
> Sorry for all the drama - it takes only a few minutes
> to complete this
> procedure and save yourself and all your email
> contacts potential damage
> to your systems.