Corrupt file on The Exchange

In June 2010 several Sims players noticed that a .package file was attaching itself to other packages in The Sims 3. The file was a corrupt girl doll, incorrectly cloned from the teddybear. Simmers became 'infected' by downloading lots, houses or sims with the hidden doll attached in a simular way that computer viruses spread, and it was determined to cause longer loading times and even game crashes.

Many Sims community sites began reporting the issue and a Simmer named 'glitzyangel' posted a guide on how to get rid of it. After awhile EA responded with a sticky on their forum, informing the community about the issue.



(The link this signaure refers to is now dead)