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Society > Folklore > Literature > Urban Legends > Computer Virus Hoaxes

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Vmyths

Computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications of believing in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.
http://www.vmyths.com/

Indiana University Knowledge Base

Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html

Stiller Research Virus Myths

Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.
http://www.stiller.com/myths.htm

Symantec: Hoaxes

Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html

Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus

Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html

Truth Or Fiction

An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/

Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know

List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams.
http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm

Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages

Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager.
http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html

McAfee: Hoaxes

Checks virus warning messages against McAfee's virus hoax listings and virus information library.
http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp

The Deadly AOL.exe Virus

Reports on how a joke took on a life of its own, and lots of AOL users deleted the sulfnbk.exe file from their hard drive.
http://www.jokeaday.com/7aolexe.shtml

Hoax Warnings

Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
http://www.F-Secure.com/virus-info/
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Hoaxes and Scares

Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/

How to Spot a Virus Hoax

Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning.
http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot.html

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia

Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp

Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes

Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/hoaxes/

Virus Busters

Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
http://www.itd.umich.edu/virusbusters/

About.com: Hoax Information Center

Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
http://antivirus.about.com/library/blenhoax.htm

The Register - The Persistence of Hoax

Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/07/14/the_persistence_of_hoax/

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