FROGAPAULT warning (hoax?)
Mirage
Anyone hear of this? I have a few people calling about it. More to
follow...
Mirage
Mirage
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:11 PM
To: Virus
Subject: FW: Elfbowl.exe virus alert!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Liz
Sent: Thursday, 9 December 1999 11:32
To: Flash; Toni
Subject: Elfbowl.exe virus alert!!!
Passing on the news ...
Liz
-----Original Message-----
From: Neale
Sent: Thursday, 9 December 1999 09:34
To: 'Andrea'; 'liz'
Subject: FW: virus alert!!!
> just in case - please read
>
>
> Please read the following.
>
> Regards
>
> THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!!
>
> There is a virus on Frogapult and Elfbowl, if anyone has it read the
> warning
> below and take appropriate action
> Tata
> Manj
>
>
> > > Subject: FW: VIRUS ALERT!!!!
> > >
> > > I have just received this - better safe than sorry......
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > TO ALL
> > > >
> > > > IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY OF THESE GAMES =
> FROGAPULT.EXE
> > > >
> ELFBOWL.EXE
> > > > (FROG GAME) & (ELF BOWLING GAME)
> > > > PLEASE CAN YOU DELETE THEM COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR
> SYSTEM AS THEY BOTH
> > > > HAVE A DELAYED VIRUS ATTACHED TO THEM THAT WILL
> BE ACTIVATED ON
> > > > CHRISTMAS DAY AND WILL WIPE OUT YOUR SYSTEM. LET
> EVERYONE KNOW OF
> > > THIS.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > THANKS
NiteHawk
> It's bullshit. None of the Nstorm software is infected.
Yeah...a vicious rumor probably started by some rival company. Kinda like the
one about Windows being one giant virus!
NiteHawk
Eric Chien
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/y2kgame.hoax.html and in
the future hoax information can be found at:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
...Eric
On Thu, 9 Dec 1999 14:25:47 +1300, "Mirage" <mir...@ihug.co.nz>
sop...@cix.compulink.co.uk
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone hear of this? I have a few people calling about it. More to
> follow...
See http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/scares/elfbowl.html
--
Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, Sophos Anti-Virus
email: gcl...@sophos.com http://www.sophos.com
US Support: +1 888 SOPHOS 9 UK Support: +44 1235 559933
S. Widlake
Bill Blevins <wble...@orion.org> writes:
>In the last episoide of "Who wants to be in Bill's killfile?",
>"Mirage" <mir...@ihug.co.nz> kicked Regis in the balls and said:
>>Anyone hear of this? I have a few people calling about it. More to
>>follow...
>It's bullshit. None of the Nstorm software is infected.
>---
>Bill Blevins
>wble...@orion.org
____
This is bullshit II - As soon as you chuck VirXLIV at them...
Viruses don't generally have filenames.
S.CHnaps
-- -
.sig II - Found and Restored...
Travis Kirton
"Windows isn't a virus...a virus does something."
Travis Kirton
"NiteHawk" <Xnospam...@1st.Xnospam.net> wrote in message
news:BjG34.55$BJ1.1910@news...
>
> On 8-Dec-1999, Bill Blevins <wble...@orion.org> wrote:
>
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >Anyone hear of this? I have a few people calling about it. More to
> > >follow...
> > >
> > >Mirage
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > It's bullshit. None of the Nstorm software is infected.
>
bsmallwo
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