Sims 2 Hacks Spread Like Viruses

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday January 6, 2005 @08:50AM from the we-control-the-horizontal-and-the-vertical dept.

jowens writes "SecurityFocus reports that players sharing house designs through Electronic Arts' Sims 2 Exchange are finding their game behaving oddly: espresso machines mysteriously satisfy all the Sims needs, Sims are suddenly comfortable with open relationships, and the social worker no longer cares how they treat their children. It turns out hacks were spreading invisibly with Sims 2 lots, infecting thousands of downloadable homes, and catching Electronic Arts by surprise. The hackers, who never intended their hacks to be viruses, have even written their own AV scanner to find and control the outbreak."

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Uh ... by Sonic+McTails · 2005-01-06 08:52 · Score: 0, Flamebait

How the hell do these things really get past Beta testing? And what the hell are the programmers/testers doing with the Golden Masters that are sent to the pressing company?

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