Guest Lord Of Cute Ones Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Hello: I have a critical question with a program if it is a virus or not. There is a game called Stress which destroys your desktop but I read comments of it with cautioned ratings. The only conflict is the author say it does not have malware. The file is from this unsure website: http://mouserunner.net The only thing I can do is wait and go for the answer. Thanks. Quote
Guest Malke Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Lord Of Cute Ones wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hello: > > I have a critical question with a program if it is a virus or not. There > is a game called Stress which destroys your desktop but I read comments of > it with cautioned ratings. The only conflict is the author say it does not > have malware. The file is from this unsure website: > > http://mouserunner.net > > The only thing I can do is wait and go for the answer.</span> I'm unsure what you want us to do for you. Download the game and see if it infects one of our computers? As for the author saying it has no malware,. if it does have malware and he's a bad guy do you really think he's going to tell you? Possibly if someone reading your post previously downloaded the game and it trashed their system they'll reply, but wouldn't just using good common sense be a better choice for you? There are a zillion games out there from well-known safe sources, tons of them free. Why take a chance on this one? Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 Malke has given you a sensible answer, but ........... The Stress game to which you refer I remember using, and being fascinated with, over 10 years ago. It is not something new and I am fairly confident that your PC will suffer no damage should you decide to play with this game! HTH style_emoticons/ -- Dave "Lord Of Cute Ones" <windows2009_@live.com> wrote in message news:4A4758A6-8290-4666-AEA0-F5F9622B38A7@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Hello: > > I have a critical question with a program if it is a virus or not. There > is a game called Stress which destroys your desktop but I read comments of > it with cautioned ratings. The only conflict is the author say it does not > have malware. The file is from this unsure website: > > http://mouserunner.net > > The only thing I can do is wait and go for the answer. > > Thanks. </span> Quote
Guest db ´¯`·.. > Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 I would avoid it. why would you take an unnecessary risk. even if it is malware free, we don't know how stable is your system at this time or what sort of precautions or methodologies you have taken to ensure you can recover successfully from corruption. -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces "share the nirvana" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<span style="color:blue"> > ></span> "Lord Of Cute Ones" <windows2009_@live.com> wrote in message news:4A4758A6-8290-4666-AEA0-F5F9622B38A7@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Hello: > > I have a critical question with a program if it is a virus or not. There is a game called Stress which destroys your desktop but I > read comments of it with cautioned ratings. The only conflict is the author say it does not have malware. The file is from this > unsure website: > > http://mouserunner.net > > The only thing I can do is wait and go for the answer. > > Thanks. </span> Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted February 20, 2009 Posted February 20, 2009 "Lord Of Cute Ones" <windows2009_@live.com> wrote in message news:4A4758A6-8290-4666-AEA0-F5F9622B38A7@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > Hello: > > I have a critical question with a program if it is a virus > or not. There is a game called Stress which destroys your > desktop but I read comments of it with cautioned ratings. > The only conflict is the author say it does not have > malware. The file is from this unsure website: > > http://mouserunner.net</span> It looks like a more modern version of the "desktop.exe" program I used to have on W98. I just love the sound of machine gun shells bouncing around. Breaking glass sounds with the hammer - wasn't there a plasma torch? Dancing pigs anyone? Anyway, you spin the wheel and you take your chances. A perfectly legitimate program can be easily made malicious so nobody can tell you this is not malicious. The first best way to deal with this is to ask yourself "Do I need this program?" Of course the answer is "no" - so don't download it. The second best way to deal with this is to download the program and put it in a safe place for a 'cooling off' period. After the period has expired submit the program to anti-virus and general anti-malware scans. The cooling off period is to give anti programs time to detect this if it is new malware. If you give it a week in solitary confinement,. it is already a week old by the time you have it scanned - that should be plenty of time for you to avoid being one of the first hosts for new malware. Quote
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