elf bowl exe. virus

[jammer699]

anybody here about the elf bowl exe virus? it is supposed to activate on x-mas day.....could this be true?.....did a virus scan on it..nothing........

[grandslammer]

First time I heard of that. I hope not. I (we) play that thing at least a dozen times a day.

Also, I use virus scan to check all my attachments and downloads. Nothing.....

So, viva la ElfBowl...

Mike P.

[socalgal]

Here you go: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/y2kgame.hoax.html

[smokin1]

If you get the game from the official site
there shouldn't be a problem...any game can have a trojan or virus added to it...update your dat files and have fun
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[smokin1]

For the non mind readers..here is the site..sorry.. http://www.nstorm.com/games/elfbowl.cfm
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Pantion]

Hmm... strange it doesn't appears on Norton's virus list... well if it exists and I have it on my computer I'll something else to do on x-mas besides opening presents http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[Chainsaw]

socalgal,
Thanks for puttin' that fire out. Had me a tad worried 'cause I sent it to an online friend.
Thanks,
........CHNsaw

[This message has been edited by Chainsaw (edited 12-11-1999).]

[jammer699]

thanks.....Socalgal....all my friends love to bowl......

[welsh wizard]

I saw the news on Virus, so I clicked on live updates as I had not heard of this one,only updated 2 days ago, got 242K of new protection installed so some one has been busy in those 2 days http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif, then when I get back to post I see Socalgal post over the Hoax, are well better safer than sorry, even the best can't stop everyone but it may stop most off it.
WW

[This message has been edited by welsh wizard (edited 12-11-1999).]

[socalgal]

I still wouldn't open any attachments (that's just me). It is as smokin1 says, a trojan or virus can be bundled into an otherwise cool game and unsuspectedly passed along.

Got to be *real* careful these days... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif