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Please....is this a virus or not.......last I heard it was not but then I got these 2 emails from reliable sources......(and I've already forwarded the game to just about everyone I know)....virus: yes or no? THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!! THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!! IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE GAMES: FROGAPAULT OR ELF BOWLING, THEY MUST MUST MUST BE DELETED!!! THEY CONTAIN A HARD-DRIVE DELETING VIRUS THAT WILL DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOU HARD DRIVE!!! DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SYSTEM FOR ALL TRACES OF THESE GAMES!!! ONE DAY THEY WILL CONDEM ANY VIRUS WRITER TO DEATH EVERY TIME THEY WRITE ONE AND PUBLISH IT!!! Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:47 AM Subject: [Fwd: VERY IMPORTANT!!!] > PASS THIS AROUND!!!! > Karen > > Organization Systems International > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vireak Samuth [ > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:12 AM > > To: > > Subject: [Fwd: VERY IMPORTANT!!!] > > > > this is from a friend who used to work here with us who now resides in > > atlanta. > > it's a good source. > > v > > > > wrote: > > > > > FYI... better safe than sorry! > > > > > > If you have received Elf Bowling or Frogapult games that have been > > > circulating the internet, or know anyone who has, they MUST BE > > > DELETED before Christmas day. > > > > > > THEY CONTAIN VIRUSES THAT ARE SET TO GO OFF ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND > > > WILL DELETE YOUR HARD DRIVE. > > > > > > If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Our IT guy here just > > > tested it on a non-networked PC, and everything was wiped out. > > > Make certain that every copy is off of your hard drive or any servers. > > > Please spread the word. These games are very detrimental to your > > > computing life. <<VERY IMPORTANT!!!>> > and this one: Hi Joan, Did you get the email I forwarded from the guy who sent me the elf bowling? It warned of a reported virus that is set to activate on dec 25 & Jan 1 which would delete files. It also said the report wasn't verified but better to delete the elf bowling and the frogapult files and be safe than sorry. John