I have been advised of a virus that was passed to me by a contact. My address book has been infected and, as you are in it, there is a possibility the virus may have been passed onto you. I followed the instructions below and eradicated the virus easily.
took me less than 2 mins



The virus (called jdbgmgr.exe) is not detected by Norton or Macafee. This virus sits quietly for 14 days before damaging systems. It is sent automatically by messenger and the address book, whether or not you send emails to your contacts.
Here's how to check for the virus and get rid of it:
1.. Go to Start, Find or Search option
2.. In the file/folder option, type the name : jdbgmgr.exe > 3.. Be sure you search your C drive and all the sub folders and any other drivers you may have
4.. Click "Find now"
5.. The virus has a grey teddy bear icon with the name jdbgmgr.exe - DO NOT OPEN IT !!!!!!!
6.. Go to edit and choose SELECT ALL to highlight the file without opening it.
7.. Now go to the File and select DELETE. It will then go to the recycle bin.
8.. Go to the Recycle bin and delete it there as well.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS, you must contact all the people in your address book, so they can eradicate it in their own address books.
To do this:
1.. Open a new e-mail message
2.. Click the icon of the address book next to the "To"
3.. Highlight every name and add to "BBC"
4.. Copy this message, enter subject and paste to email and send.
Remember, you have to do this very quickly

Don't delete it!!

Its not a virus its a fake!! hoax (tipsy you may want to forward this onto kiwinz)

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data....file.hoax.html

Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0

This article was previously published under Q322993
SUMMARY
There is a virus hoax that advises customers to delete a valid Windows file that is named Jdbgmgr.exe. This file is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java. If you receive the e-mail message that is listed in the "More Information" section of this article, delete the e-mail message and do not forward it to others. Although this file may become infected with a virus, its presence is not an indication of a virus infection.
MORE INFORMATION
Contents of the Hoax Message
The Jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax arrives in an e-mail message with the following body text:
I found the little bear in my machine because of that I am sending this message in order for you to find it in your machine. The procedure is very simple:

The objective of this e-mail is to warn all Hotmail users about a new virus that is spreading by MSN Messenger. The name of this virus is jdbgmgr.exe and it is sent automatically by the Messenger and by the address book too. The virus is not detected by McAfee or Norton and it stays quiet for 14 days before damaging the system.

The virus can be cleaned before it deletes the files from your system. In order to eliminate it, it is just necessary to do the following steps:
1. Go to Start, click "Search"
2.- In the "Files or Folders option" write the name jdbgmgr.exe
3.- Be sure that you are searching in the drive "C"
4.- Click "find now"
5.- If the virus is there (it has a little bear-like icon with the name of jdbgmgr.exe DO NOT OPEN IT FOR ANY REASON
6.- Right click and delete it (it will go to the Recycle bin)
7.- Go to the recycle bin and delete it or empty the recycle bin.

IF YOU FIND THE VIRUS IN ALL OF YOUR SYSTEMS SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOUR CONTACTS LOCATED IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK BEFORE IT CAN CAUSE ANY DAMAGE.

Prevention
This is a hoax; no prevention is required.
Recovery
The Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) is only used by Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 developers.

If you follow the e-mail message instructions and delete this file, you do not have to recover it unless you use Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs on Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98, or Windows 95.

For Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 98, and Windows 95:

Reinstall Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM).

The Microsoft VM is not available as a Web download. For information on the availability of the Microsoft VM in Windows XP, see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/java/xp.htm

Windows 2000:

The Windows 2000 File Protection feature will recover the file. For additional information about the Windows 2000 File Protection feature, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
222193 Description of the Windows 2000 Windows File Protection Feature

Windows Millennium Edition (Me): The Windows Me System File Protection feature will recover the file. For additional information about the Windows Me File Protection feature, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
253571 Description of the System File Protection Feature

REFERENCES
Related Security Information
For additional information about viruses and hoaxes, visit the following third-party Web sites:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data....file.hoax.html

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99436.htm

http://vmyths.com/

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

For additional security-related information about Microsoft products, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.asp

I can't believe Kiwinz fell for that. He should have look it up to see if it is a hoax or not. I know it is a hoax.

Only problem is, there are some emails that are sent like that which end up causing more harm than the sorts of this one...

I can't believe Kiwinz fell for that. He should have look it up to see if it is a hoax or not. I know it is a hoax.

Trust me after this freak out incident.. I've learned my lesson.. I'm just glad that it will not cause harm to my computer but u better believe I will investigate the next time.. I'm not used to this type of thing... Probably cause it's never happen to me before.. and I didn't even know that there were places to check it out until after I deleted this file... I just hope that everyone will read this thread and get the information they need to know...

I was in the same boat Tipsy! Never had that happened before. Now are prepared lol

If you must stay with Windows, NEVER use Internet Explorer or Outlook (Express), they are very prone to all the viruses and that is how most of them spread, for people who don't use attachments... You can use replacements for it like Mozilla (mozilla.org), which are much more secure and safer...