================================================ Subject: Fw: [Vmyths.com ALERT] Sulfnbk.exe -- a mass-hysteria urban legend From: "Tara" To: Date: Wed 30 May 2001 01:26:31 -0400 ================================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: Vmyths.com Virus Hysteria Alert To: Vmyths.com Virus Hoax Alert Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 9:52 PM Subject: [Vmyths.com ALERT] Sulfnbk.exe -- a mass-hysteria urban legend > > Vmyths.com Virus Hysteria Alert > {29 May 2001, 21:15 CT} > > ------- > Want to unsubscribe from this mailing list? No sweat! You'll find easy instructions at the bottom of this email... > ------- > > A new "sulfnbk.exe" chain letter has gained immense popularity among gullible users. Antivirus firms dismiss these emails as a hoax for the most part, but Vmyths.com categorizes it as a mass-hysteria urban legend. It's not a hoax, per se. > > Sadly, the "sulfnbk.exe" alert has taken on numerous different forms -- because so many clueless people keep REWRITING the alert. They don't seem content to just forward the original warning they received. And they're spreading a lot of BAD info in the process. Don't believe it unless it comes directly to you from a virus expert. (Please contact us if you need help with the terms "directly" and "virus expert.") > > CAUTION: McAfee's website contains a BAD write-up on the chain letter. We expect they will soon correct their virus information library. > > So! How did the "sulfnbk.exe" hysteria get started, then? Vmyths.com constructed a more plausible scenario thanks to our readers' inputs. Visit http://Vmyths.com/hoax.cfm?id=257&page=3 to find out what we think REALLY happened. (Three words: "False Authority Syndrome.") > > Stay calm. Stay reasoned. And stay tuned to Vmyths.com. > > Rob Rosenberger, editor > http://Vmyths.com > > --------------- Useful links --------------- > > False Authority Syndrome > http://Vmyths.com/fas/fas1.cfm > > Remember this when virus hysteria strikes > http://Vmyths.com/resource.cfm?id=31&page=1 > > Common clichés in the antivirus world > http://Vmyths.com/resource.cfm?id=22&page=1 To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp