An e-mail hoax is urging folks to find and delete the harmless "jdbgmgr.exe" file from their Windows-based computers. This self-induced minor lobotomy kills the Java Debugger Manager -- which really is represented by a teddy bear icon -- can cause certain Java applets (small programs in their own right -- to act buggy.

It's not a mission critical file, so killing it won't cripple your machine, but it may be really annoying.

Here's the original e-mail:

Date Captured: 3/27/2002

Just wanted to let you know about this virus. I had it on my machine, you might want to check yours.