Can pk3 files have a virus?

Article View: alt.games.quake3

Article #287428

#287428

From: Metspitzer
Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 17:04

10 lines
1458 bytes

I have rediscovered quake 3 and would like to play custom maps.  How
can I tell if the files are safe?

Thanks

If you see me, I will be laying on the floor at a deathmatch near you.

--
O'Neil to General Hammond:
For the record Sir, I wanted to blow it the hell up.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <9puas692rooa0rip5g7jub70jbdq4v2bh2@4ax.com>

Path:

mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!num2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!num1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!number.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 12:04:45 -0500
From: Metspitzer <kilowatt@charter.net>
Newsgroups: alt.games.quake3
Subject: Can pk3 files have a virus?
Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 13:04:03 -0400
Message-ID: <9puas692rooa0rip5g7jub70jbdq4v2bh2@4ax.com>
X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118
MIME-Version: 1.0
Lines: 10
X-Trace: sv3-xCJ7tsR5I3xHYGrpFwsdPAJz4n1z2DzLdVGOZR7po3hCG5mXXYUit2ARSmAqriMwTIOzKpvYPrSfY8U!uMVH46j7HkBwaWVV7QbPc8gIncbnjyOm8yJaxzQRa8SeVFNfMKbIt6sz7zo9mCaK160wZ4Bqgfsb!mf5q
X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html
X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
Bytes: 1301
X-Original-Bytes: 1240
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit