Xbox Power has a virus.

Big-Byte · 18 October 2001, 10:20

Just to let you know...

Went to xbox power via vg-network.com and
my virus killer says that some of the files on that site
have the

VBS/Haptime.a@MM virus

on them.

Dont go there if you are not protected!!

(Ive emailed both xbox power and vg-network about it)

RetroMan · 18 October 2001, 10:22

:laugh I told you before that the XBox has a Virus, well it´s still in beta testing so they perform tests on a website :laugh

MethodGit · 18 October 2001, 16:13

Unbelieveable. So I suppose the X-Box magazines will be bugged next... :laugh

Big-Byte · 19 October 2001, 15:16

Got a mention in the news posts at vg-network thanking me for my virus spotting.

btw dont go to xbox power as I have just visited there again today and the owner still has not got rid of the virus (even though he swears he has in the forumn's and says anyone who disagrees is a liar.)

Anyone actually going to buy an xbox when they come out?
I think it would be good for playing mame on the telly.

7-Zark-7 · 19 October 2001, 15:53

Personally I still remain wary of the X-box. On paper, it seems like a powerful machine, & it'll have support as already demonstrated.

For all their promises, why do I fear it to be the first games console to feature software "patches"/updates for their games?

However, note why MS have decided to enter the home console gaming market-it's about OS's, & the lack of sales they wouldn't be making for broadband,internet capable machines like PSX 2.

I'm not saying the hardware isn't good, but I remain concerned..

andreas · 24 October 2001, 02:04

I just read this in a German computer magazine: the built-in USB ports of the Xbox are apparently INCOMPATIBLE with the standard USB ports, so probably only M$ equipment will work with them.
That's M$ alive: always invent a new "standard" and everybody who want's to keep to the *actual* ( = "old") standards has to haul down his flag, standing before M$'s iron gates (pun

), unable to get inside the fortress and thus unable to sweep "King" Gates off his throne once and for all.

LaundroMat · 24 October 2001, 09:22

MS reinforces its reputation....

RetroMan · 24 October 2001, 10:05

As far as I´m concerned, I really don´t mind if the XBox is a powerfull machine or what kinda cpu is inside or something like that, I will NEVER buy it ! But I´m a bit worried that M$ wants to split the gaming scene by producing action titles exclusively for the XBox and strategy titles only for PC .... I really HOPE M$ is not going to achive this goal ....... GAMERS UNITED ANTI M$ NETWORK (G.U.A.M.N.) !!!!!!!!!!!

LaundroMat · 24 October 2001, 11:24

I don't mind either, but one thing I do not want to see is the same kind of monopoly on the console market as on the PC market.

That's the single reason why I detest MS: their blatant, über-obvious and really dirty attempts at world-domination, without having something actually revolutionary to show us.

Oh, and I think their PR people should be hanged as well, for the crime of gross public desinformation.

7-Zark-7 · 24 October 2001, 14:02

LaundroMat-hmm, how does that old saying go? The "winners" are the ones whom usually (re)write history!!

That said-when Bill Gates was crapping on years ago about needing a minimum 4meg Ram, blah blah to multitask at Press conferences for Win 95, I'd secretly wished some Amiga fan would parachute in with an A500/600 hook it up to a TV play a mod, do a few other things show his 1meg off & tell Bill Gates to shove his Windoze!!

18 October 2001, 10:20	#1
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Xbox Power has a virus. Just to let you know... Went to xbox power via vg-network.com and my virus killer says that some of the files on that site have the VBS/Haptime.a@MM virus on them. Dont go there if you are not protected!! (Ive emailed both xbox power and vg-network about it)

19 October 2001, 15:16	#4
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Ha ha Im famous!!! Got a mention in the news posts at vg-network thanking me for my virus spotting. btw dont go to xbox power as I have just visited there again today and the owner still has not got rid of the virus (even though he swears he has in the forumn's and says anyone who disagrees is a liar.) Anyone actually going to buy an xbox when they come out? I think it would be good for playing mame on the telly.

24 October 2001, 09:22	#7
LaundroMat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the cellar. With your mum. Age: 49 Posts: 404	Ack! MS reinforces its reputation....

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18 October 2001, 10:22	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	:laugh I told you before that the XBox has a Virus, well it´s still in beta testing so they perform tests on a website :laugh

18 October 2001, 16:13	#3
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Unbelieveable. So I suppose the X-Box magazines will be bugged next... :laugh

19 October 2001, 15:53	#5
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Personally I still remain wary of the X-box. On paper, it seems like a powerful machine, & it'll have support as already demonstrated. For all their promises, why do I fear it to be the first games console to feature software "patches"/updates for their games? However, note why MS have decided to enter the home console gaming market-it's about OS's, & the lack of sales they wouldn't be making for broadband,internet capable machines like PSX 2. I'm not saying the hardware isn't good, but I remain concerned..

24 October 2001, 02:04	#6
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	I just read this in a German computer magazine: the built-in USB ports of the Xbox are apparently INCOMPATIBLE with the standard USB ports, so probably only M$ equipment will work with them. That's M$ alive: always invent a new "standard" and everybody who want's to keep to the actual ( = "old") standards has to haul down his flag, standing before M$'s iron gates (pun ), unable to get inside the fortress and thus unable to sweep "King" Gates off his throne once and for all.

24 October 2001, 10:05	#8
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	As far as I´m concerned, I really don´t mind if the XBox is a powerfull machine or what kinda cpu is inside or something like that, I will NEVER buy it ! But I´m a bit worried that M$ wants to split the gaming scene by producing action titles exclusively for the XBox and strategy titles only for PC .... I really HOPE M$ is not going to achive this goal ....... GAMERS UNITED ANTI M$ NETWORK (G.U.A.M.N.) !!!!!!!!!!!

24 October 2001, 11:24	#9
LaundroMat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the cellar. With your mum. Age: 49 Posts: 404	I don't mind either, but one thing I do not want to see is the same kind of monopoly on the console market as on the PC market. That's the single reason why I detest MS: their blatant, über-obvious and really dirty attempts at world-domination, without having something actually revolutionary to show us. Oh, and I think their PR people should be hanged as well, for the crime of gross public desinformation.

24 October 2001, 14:02	#10
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	LaundroMat-hmm, how does that old saying go? The "winners" are the ones whom usually (re)write history!! That said-when Bill Gates was crapping on years ago about needing a minimum 4meg Ram, blah blah to multitask at Press conferences for Win 95, I'd secretly wished some Amiga fan would parachute in with an A500/600 hook it up to a TV play a mod, do a few other things show his 1meg off & tell Bill Gates to shove his Windoze!!

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