Virus Hoax

This morning I received a mass e-mailing warning of a new Virus that was not being picked up by Norton and urging that I immediately delete the file: (jdbgmgr.exe )to rid my system of the virus. I dutifully followed the instruction. I now have been told that the notice was a hoax and that the file is part of the JAVA subsystem. Is this true, and if so, can you tell me how I might reinstall it.
Many thanks,
RrobM

You use the search box on the forums web page to search for "jdbgmgr.exe" and read one of the previous posts that explains how to restore it.

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I have forwarded the email onto FedEx abuse department but stupidly I had already clicked on the link on my iPad to try. & open the invoice to take to the post office obviously it didn't work but now I'm worried could it have released some kind of virus or Trojan or the like & infected my iPad ( I'm not a tetchy kinda person so please don't confuse me thanks for ur help in advance :)

That e-mail may have contained one of two things. First would be Windows malware. That won't work on your iPad at all, so no worries.
The other thing it could contain is a link to a web site. If you clicked that, you could end up on some site that is not a FedEx site, but is made to look like a FedEx site, that tries to collect personal information (probably telling you it needs something like the credit card number you used to send the package in order to track it). As long as you did not click on any such link and then proceed to enter the requested information, you're fine.

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I'm new to Macs, and have no knowledge about viruses, etc.

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Ignore that message and leave that page. MacKeeper is the worst app you can install on a Mac, and it does not mean that you have any virus. It is just a message to force you download that app.
You should not have any problem after closing the window. If Safari carries on showing that message, tell us.

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Don't be naive. If there would be a security issue on their servers, why should Adobe even want you to move your local files to a possibly infected cloud storage? Someone is poking you for your files and personal information or you have another virus already on your systems.
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also, go to Applications>Utilities>Activity Monitor and see if there's anything that you don't recognize, and check your sent email to see if you've been sending emails without your knowledge.

How can you tell if you iPad mini has a virus?

I was on Safari and I clicked out of something and a pop up said that I had downloaded a Trojan horse. And then a website came up saying you android has a Trojan click here to get rid of it. I exited out of it.
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i logged out of all my accounts after that and turned off the wifi.

As of now, there are no known viruses, or trojans or malware capable of affecting an iPad. Whatever you clicked on was likely just a hoax trying to get you to download something purporting to clean out whatever it was it said you were infected with, which itself would have had some virus or trojan in it.
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Hello
I just received a skype call from a computer caller that said that it detected a virus on my Mas OS system. What should I do? Is it even possible for that to happen?
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sggirl wrote:
Hello
I just received a skype call from a computer caller that said that it detected a virus on my Mas OS system. What should I do? Is it even possible for that to happen?
Thanks
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Jdbgmgr.exec virus

Any body could clarify whether jdbmgre.exe will get infected with
virus in Windows 2000.
I have recieved the message that it will affect the file jdbgmgr.exe
and will change the name of the file.
If so how to delete the file Jdbmgre.exe.
regards
manjunath

Any body could clarify whether jdbmgre.exe will get
infected with virus in Windows 2000.Well, if you mean the Jdbgmgr.exe (don't know what jdbmgre.exe is) then it's a hoax.
Jdbgmgr.exe, is the Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (it's only used by Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 developers) so if you've already deleted it, it doesn't really matter - Unless you are a J++ 1.1 "developer", but in that case I'd advise you to jump off the nearest building anyway.

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I've just received a message that my iPhone is infected with rogue virus. Not sure if real or a hoax? First time in many years that I get virus on iPhone?

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GB

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Hello, Received an email from 'Royal Mail Global' saying that they had failed in delivering a package and to open the attached '.zip' file. Without thinking, I opened the file- it didn't launch anything. I realise this is incredibly stupid and I am mortified. However, I am now concerned that I have a virus, malware, etc. As I am a computer idiot: how do I check if a virus is on the system or a malware programme is stealing all my details? People say "you'll be ok, Mac's don't get virsus" but how do you know? I have encountered no issues, as yet.... I run OS X and have a mac mini. Please help- will be eternally grateful. Thank you in advance

MacHagan wrote:
Hello, Received an email from 'Royal Mail Global' saying that they had failed in delivering a package and to open the attached '.zip' file. Without thinking, I opened the file- it didn't launch anything.
First of all, your Lion OS would have notified you if that was anything currently known to be dangerous. If it was malware it was almost certainly designed for Windows and of no consequence to OS X. If you are certain that the email is spam/junk/hoax then use the delete button in your e-mail client to get rid of it. Check the trash folder and delete it from there, if necessary. If this is a Gmail account, let me know as there may be one more step.
When you say you opended the file, I assume you used an open button or double-clicked the attachment symbol? And then it didn't launch anything, but it should have launch the Archive Utility to unzip the attachment. Did that not happen? Did you see anything after you "opened it"?
Even if it was unzipped, sitting in an attachment folder somewhere and is malware, it won't do anything at all until you attempt to open it. And as I said previously, it's almost certainly for Windows users, anyway.
If you followed the suggestion to use ClamXav (or any other A-V software), there are some special considerations regarding e-mail. Here are my standard cautions:
Never use ClamXav (or any other A-V software) to move (quarantine) or delete e-mail. It will corrupt the mailbox index which could cause loss of other e-mail and other issues with functions such as searching. It may also leave the original e-mail on your ISP's e-mail server and will be re-downloaded to your hard drive the next time you check for new mail.
So, if you choose to "Scan e-mail content for malware and phishing" in the General Preferences, make sure you do not elect to either Quarantine or Delete infected files.
When possibly infected e-mail files are found:
Right-click/Control-click on either the infection or file name in the ClamXav window.
Select "Reveal In Finder" from the pop-up menu.
When the window opens, double-click on the file to open the message in your e-mail client application.
Read the message and if you agree that it is junk/spam/phishing then use the e-mail client's delete button to delete it (this is especially important when the word "Heuristics" appears in the infection name).
If you disagree and choose to retain the message, return to ClamXav and choose "Exclude From Future Scans" from the pop-up menu.
If this is a g-mail account and those messages continue to show up after you have deleted them in the above manner, you may need to log in to webmail using your browser, go to the "All Mail" folder, find the message(s) and use the delete button there to permanently delete them from the server.
For instructions on how to handle any infections that do not involved e-mail, use the Help menu or go directly to this link Dealing with Infected Files.

I keep getting mail from Apple about validating my account and now I need to sanitize my email. Is this a hoax as they want my credit card details

I have been receiving email supposedly from apple asking me to validate my account. I ignored as I thought they were a hoax as they wanted me to verify my CC details. Now I'm getting mail saying I'm transmitting virsus mitting viruses and I need to verify my credit card details.?? Is this real or hoax as it also saying if I don't it will lead to permanent deactivation immediately. HELP

It is absolutely a fake. Do not, I repeat do not, respond to these emails in any way. You can report them to Apple if you wish:
[email protected]
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http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/02/new-macdefender-malware-threat-for-mac-os-x/
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There are NO viruses in the wild that affect Mac OS X at this time.
If this changes, this post will be updated. According to noted computer virus expert Paul Ducklin, in order for a virus to be considered in the wild, "it must be spreading as a result of normal day-to-day operations on and between the computers of unsuspecting users." This definition excludes "proof of concept" code that is used in a testing situation under strictly controlled conditions, and which poses zero threat to average computer users.
In the past, there have been a few viruses that ran on older versions of the Mac operating system (Mac OS 9 and earlier), but they do not run on any version of Mac OS X. Like every other OS, Mac OS X is not immune to malware threats, this situation could change at any time, but if a new virus is discovered, the news media, forums, blogs, etc. will be instantly buzzing with the news.
There are trojans that can affect Mac OS X
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Hi There,
I am a knowledgable home computer user, but I do not know anything about programming or in depth stuff.
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