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It looks like the University's virus checkers are catching pretty much everything that's been thrown at them. We haven't had to deal with a virus in months. Now, hoaxes, on the other hand...
The latest hoax just caught one of our doctors, and those are in many ways worse than the real viruses, because virus checkers can't catch the hoaxes for you, and in the end, it's your own damn fault if you fall for one.
Here's the latest: If you get email that tells you to search for a file called jdbgmgr.exe, then it's a hoax - the file is on your computer, but it's a Windows system file. It's supposed to be there. The big ass clue-by-four that shouts 'hoax' (at least to me, but I see them pretty damn often) should be the request to tell everyone in your inbox about your 'virus'. Don't. Instead, tell the person who sent you the warning that it is a hoax, and they should let their IT person know about it. And maybe everyone else they warned.
The latest hoax just caught one of our doctors, and those are in many ways worse than the real viruses, because virus checkers can't catch the hoaxes for you, and in the end, it's your own damn fault if you fall for one.
Here's the latest: If you get email that tells you to search for a file called jdbgmgr.exe, then it's a hoax - the file is on your computer, but it's a Windows system file. It's supposed to be there. The big ass clue-by-four that shouts 'hoax' (at least to me, but I see them pretty damn often) should be the request to tell everyone in your inbox about your 'virus'. Don't. Instead, tell the person who sent you the warning that it is a hoax, and they should let their IT person know about it. And maybe everyone else they warned.
