> The file "delta.ter" is no longer in the zip file. Please try the program - it is
> fun.
> Cheers,
> Paul
> http://www.***.com/ ~ms_pages/

> > This was me.

> > Apparently McAfee Antivirus reckons that one of the terrain files in my
> > Evolution For Windows program *may* be infected with the simulate virus. I
> > assure you that this is NOT the case and furthermore this is NOT possible. In
> > this issue at least, I know what I'm talking about.

> > In the first place, I have just downloaded the very latest Norton Anti-virus
> > (which checks for the simulate virus) and obtained a *completely clean* scan
> > of my C:\ drive  plus the files on my web server space which both contain the
> > Evolution For Windows files. I added precautions to scan .ter (terrain) files
> > just to be sure.

> > In fact, it is not possible that a terrain (.ter) file is infected because it
> > is not an executable (program-type) file. Ter files are terrain files for
> > Evolution For Windows. They just contains numbers that represent the size of
> > the "world" and characters that represent the types of environment cells in
> > it. The program reads the numbers and allocates the necessary memory. It then
> > reads the characters representing the cells and sets a corresponding value to
> > that cell inside the program. If there were inappropriate changes to the file
> > then it would not load and it does, I just tested it. Terrain files are read
> > by the program, wpevolve.exe and by it alone. In fact, it is not necessary to
> > scan data files like these terrain files.

> > The likelihood is that the terrain file coincidently contains the same
> > signature as the simulate virus.

> > To prevent further confusion I will remove the implicated file "delta.ter"
> > from the zip file - shame, nice environment.

> > Perhaps this is the computer equivalent of auto-immunity. For "signature"
> > read "antigen" and this terrain file contains the same antigen as the virus.
> > In this case McAfee AV is acting like messed up immune system.

> > Thanks anyway, for drawing this to my attention, I shall contact McCafee
> > Anti-virus and question their virus detection methods.

> > Take care,
> > Paul
> > http://www.***.com/ ~ms_pages/

> > > Someone in here posted a web page link. Files on it are infected with the
> > > SIMULATE Virus.

> > > --
> > > Stay In and Online,

> > > Bill Pumphrey Jr.
> > > http://www.***.com/