Is this WinMe file a kind of virus?

[Diego]

There is a file called "Sulfnbk.exe" in the \windows\command folder of my PC. I have received several e-mail messages saying me that that it isn't a WinMe file, but a kind of "Trojan-Horse" file that will be activated in some future day and that, possibly, it will erase my whole hard disk. Can you folks in this forum verify if this file exists in some side of your hard disk? There's some way of browse the inner of this darned file without executing it, so this file doesn't harm my PC the way it is supposed? There's somebody who can tell me how verify if this file was made by the fellas at Microsoft rather than by an angry programmer?

 

[sciencewhiz]

its a hoax, check symantec's or mcaffee's websites if you doubt.

 

[Diego]

Many thanks, ScienceWhiz...

Now, there's someone who knows if this 'hoax' has a name...? Excuse my ignorance, but this things has names like the virus does? The Symantec Webpage seem doesn`t have any information about this kind of 'hoax'. I want to take the bull by its horns and send replys to all the morons that sent me messages about this 'virus', and tell them one thing or two...

Could you give some advice about that...?

 

[igiveup]

Its just a trick man. Sciencewhiz is right. Kinda funny that so many people could get duped into deleting a legit file. I don't know if it has a name.

 

[stigma]

SULFNBK.EXE Warning

 

[aidan]

The email did its rounds thanks to my junk mail freinds, and even though i warned them it was a hoax they all deleted the file :frown:. Now they all want me to send them the file they have deleted incase its important