What's an Amiga/Generic virus?

Magno Boots · 17 April 2006, 23:27

Whilst backing up games from my harddrive to a DVD today, the McAfee virus alert kept popping up to tell me it had found the Amiga/Generic virus.

I played it safe with the first two alerts (don't copy - will delete later), until I noticed that there was a pattern with the warnings. ie. games with 'eagle' in the tiltle. Some Kick Off games also.

Has anyone encountered this before, and is there is such a virus?
Google only leads you to the McAfee site, which gives no detail whatsoever.

Thanks.

Galahad/FLT · 03 May 2006, 12:12

Possibly a string combination in an Amiga disk file matches a known virus on PC and MCAffee looks for that string. Contact them.

icewizard2k5 · 04 May 2006, 12:13

yeh my mcaffee detected a bunch of what it thought were viruses in my whdload games

petza · 08 May 2006, 22:34

ive only had 1 virus it was on the st the ghost virus all it did was reverse my mouse

mr_0rga5m · 09 May 2006, 01:10

McAfee is a pile-o-poo.

icewizard2k5 · 09 May 2006, 05:24

thats a crock of sh1t, mcafee OWNS

what do u use? norton? free avg crap??

mr_0rga5m · 09 May 2006, 10:36

eset NOD32 mate .. Like they say "Better. Faster. Smaller."

17 April 2006, 23:27	#1
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	What's an Amiga/Generic virus? Whilst backing up games from my harddrive to a DVD today, the McAfee virus alert kept popping up to tell me it had found the Amiga/Generic virus. I played it safe with the first two alerts (don't copy - will delete later), until I noticed that there was a pattern with the warnings. ie. games with 'eagle' in the tiltle. Some Kick Off games also. Has anyone encountered this before, and is there is such a virus? Google only leads you to the McAfee site, which gives no detail whatsoever. Thanks.

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03 May 2006, 12:12	#2
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,001	Possibly a string combination in an Amiga disk file matches a known virus on PC and MCAffee looks for that string. Contact them.

04 May 2006, 12:13	#3
icewizard2k5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Age: 38 Posts: 200	yeh my mcaffee detected a bunch of what it thought were viruses in my whdload games

08 May 2006, 22:34	#4
petza Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK / NEWCASTLE Age: 49 Posts: 230	ive only had 1 virus it was on the st the ghost virus all it did was reverse my mouse

09 May 2006, 01:10	#5
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	McAfee is a pile-o-poo.

09 May 2006, 05:24	#6
icewizard2k5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Age: 38 Posts: 200	thats a crock of sh1t, mcafee OWNS what do u use? norton? free avg crap??

09 May 2006, 10:36	#7
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	eset NOD32 mate .. Like they say "Better. Faster. Smaller."

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