# advice on a virus (what is jdbgmgr.exe?)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-virus-what-is-jdbgmgr-exe/103801 "2002-04-15T19:40:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![pezwookiee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@pezwookiee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezwookiee)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-virus-what-is-jdbgmgr-exe/103801/1 "2002-04-15T19:40:17Z")

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I recently got an e-mail forwarded to me. Here’s what it said:

> [@](#):
>
> \>Hotmail virus.  
> \>  
> \>Search for jdbgmgr.exe in your c-drive, right click delete, go to Recycling  
> \>bin, find it, right click, delete again. Send to everyone in your adress  
> \>book.  
> \>  
> \>love,  
> \>Chris

Well, I did the search and I found the file jdbgmgr.exe and now I’m wondering if it is actually something I should delete or not. Is this file a virus or is it something I need on my computer?

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**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-a-virus-what-is-jdbgmgr-exe/103801/2 "2002-04-15T19:45:35Z")

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Real virus warnings come with independent analysis or a link. This is a hoax. Do not delete the file. Do we really need to tell you this? It’s common sense.

[jdbgmgr.exe Hoax](http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99436)