Powerpuff DVD packs viral punch
The newest disc featuring the cartoon sensations from Warner Home Video boasts PC games, an exclusive cartoon and...the "FunLove" virus.
Warner Bros. confirmed Wednesday that the "Meet the Beat Alls" disc, released a week ago by Warner Home Video, has been recalled because the DVD spreads the "FunLove" computer virus to any PC that installs the supplemental software.
Several customers who bought the disc reported the problem in an online forum, after their antivirus software identified the stowaway program as FunLove. Three programs on the disc are apparently infected, including the installer. The virus only affects PCs that load the disc, not DVD players.
The virus was first discovered in November 1999 and is known for its ability to infect Windows NT servers--in addition to computers running Windows 95, Window 98 and Windows Me--by posing as a system program.
The virus also spreads automatically throughout a network via any hard drives shared with the infected system. The program modifies system and applications files and can cause instability. Major antivirus software has detected FunLove since November 1999.
Warner isn't the only company for which the virus has spoiled the fun.
Last April, Microsoft may have infected several of its Premiere and Gold customers when FunLove spread to a key server for the support service.
The "Powerpuff Girls" disc includes several games, an exclusive cartoon, and various links that all can be used if the DVD is played on a PC.