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    Default Was this an attack on Spybot ?

    Soon after opening Spybot, whilst I was browsing the menus (I am a fairly new user), Spybot made the sound of a horse neighing, and presented a grid about ten by ten squares in the middle of the screen.
    It looked like some kind of game. It disappeared by itself within about twenty seconds.

    I can't find it or make it happen again, so I suspect it was malware attacking Spybot, which may have detected and killed it.

    Has anyone else had anything like this ?

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    Hello bannerman,

    Appears you found the Easter egg "Knight Hop" http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=10

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    Hi Tashi,
    Thanks for the information.
    Please may I respectfully suggest that anti-malware software should not do things that emulate malware ?

    This sort of thing could unnecessarily worry a lot of people and cause them to waste a lot of time trying to find out what's happening. Here I am, it happened to me.

    By all means include a little bonus for people, but this kind of software should not contain practical jokes.

    Thanks for listening,
    Frank.

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    Hello bannerman,
    Quote Originally Posted by bannerman View Post
    By all means include a little bonus for people, but this kind of software should not contain practical jokes.
    I understand but it's a game not a practical joke, a lot of people enjoy the easter egg which is also offered as a separate download.

    "Weekend Fun: Easter Egg in Spybot Search & Destroy"
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/the-geek-blog/weekend-fun-easter-egg-in-spybot-search-destroy/

    "The Spybot Search and Destroy Game"
    http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2007/09/07/the-spybot-search-and-destroy-game/

    Cheers.
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