According to what I've read it's a valid virus, but has not been reported in
the wild yet.  It is similar to the Melissa virus in that it proprogates
through email, sending a copy to everyone in your address book (outlook).
The program, when run, besides spreading, opens to display a Monolopy game
with a picture of Bill Gates superimposed on it.  It also says something to
the effect that this proves that Micro$oft is a monopoly :-)

Anti-Virus software companies have already incorporated it into their
engines, or so it says.

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Gary L. Paveza, Jr.
Technical Support Specialist
All opinions are mine and not those of my employer


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Stigers, Greg [And] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
        Sent:   Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:27 PM
        To:     [log in to unmask]
        Subject:        Re: Monopoly Virus

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        This one does not appear to be a hoax. It also does not appear to be
too
        terribly serious. I could not find it even mentioned in Symantec's
"SARC
        Virus Encyclopedia". Network Associates has a page at
        http://vil.nai.com/vil/vbs10234.asp that states: "Risk Assessment:
Low",
        with other information 'not available' or 'unknown'. I take these as
        reminders to keep my anti-virus scanner and its definition files
current.

        I am indebted to Tim Ericson who suggested searching the web for
"wobbler"
        and "hoax" when that one went around. This seems to be faster than
looking
        it up at http://www.kumite.com/myths.

        Greg Stigers
        http://www.cgiusa.com