# Elf Bowling or Frogapult Virus. True? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 15, 1999, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elf-bowling-or-frogapult-virus-true/5340 "1999-12-15T01:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elf-bowling-or-frogapult-virus-true/5340/1 "1999-12-15T01:01:00Z")
Rec’d this email. Anyone heard anything about it \* Subject:     ATTENTION!!! If you have received Elf Bowling or Frogapult games that have been circulating the internet, or know anyone who has, they MUST BE DELETED before Christmas day. THEY CONTAIN VIRUSES THAT ARE SET TO GO OFF ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND WILL DELETE YOUR HARD DRIVE. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see. Our IT guy here just tested it on a non-networked PC, and everything was wiped out. Make certain that every copy is off of your hard drive or any servers. Please spread the word. These games are very detrimental to your computing life. ---
**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elf-bowling-or-frogapult-virus-true/5340/2 "1999-12-15T01:13:00Z")
It’s a hoax: [http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/y2kgame.hoax.html](http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/y2kgame.hoax.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elf-bowling-or-frogapult-virus-true/5340/3 "1999-12-15T01:16:00Z")
Markxxx, Here, the warning is a hoax according to Symantic and ZDnet. [Elfbowling Hoax](http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2407323,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elf-bowling-or-frogapult-virus-true/5340/4 "1999-12-15T01:37:00Z")
Wow COOL and thanx guys, now I can look like I know what I’m doing at work. COOOOL 🙂