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Re: Elf Bowling--virus?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:46:23 GMT
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I checked with both Norton's and Network Associates web sites and they both
confirmed it is a hoax. From a system administrative point of view, I
couldn't be happier that it is. You wouldn't BELIEVE how many of our people
are playing that game...
My high score is 249, BTW!
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Dave Schuler writes:
> A guy I work with, whose job it is to be paranoid about such things, has sent
> us a red-hot intra-office Email warning us that a goofy little freeware game
> called "elf bowling" is a virus set to go off on Xmas day. All the usual
> bells and whistles, I'm sure; erases the hard drive, gives chicken bones to
> your dog, causes carpal tunnel syndrome, and God knows what else.
> Anyway, does anyone know if there's any truth to this alleged virus scare?
> I know there are more hoaxes than "real" things, but this has seemed a good
> place for confirmation in the past.
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> Thanks in advance,
> Dave!
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| A guy I work with, whose job it is to be paranoid about such things, has sent us a red-hot intra-office Email warning us that a goofy little freeware game called "elf bowling" is a virus set to go off on Xmas day. All the usual bells and whistles, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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