According to McAfee's , there has been an email hoax circulating over the past few days. The subject line may contain *Virus Alert* or SULFNBK.exe. If you receive a copy of this message, ignore it. Do NOT pass it on. You may receive a copy of this message from addresses that you recognize. There are several versions of this message circulating, in several different languages. The email message may appear in part as follows:

"A VIRUS could be in your computer files now, dormant but will become active on June 1. Try not to USE your Computer on June 1st. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE IT AND TO REMOVE IT NOW." "No Virus software can detect it. It will become active on June 1, 2001. It might be too late by then. It wipes out all files and folders on the hard drive. This virus travels thru E-mail and migrates to the C:\windows\command' folder."

The email will also instruct you to delete SULFNBK.exe and to pass the message along to everyone you know. DO NOT DELETE ANY FILES FROM YOUR COMPUTER. SULFNBK.exe is a standard part of the Windows operating system and shouldn't be removed.