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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.
  • Indiana University Knowledge Base
    Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
  • Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus
    Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
  • Truth Or Fiction
    An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
  • 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.
  • Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages
    Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager.
  • Hoax Warnings
    Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
  • Hoaxes and Scares
    Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
  • 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.
  • Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia
    Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
  • Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes
    [Requires Free Registration] Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
  • Virus Busters
    Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
  • About.com: Hoax Information Center
    Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
  • The Register - The Persistence of Hoax
    Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them.
  • Symantec: Hoaxes
    Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.

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  • Computer Virus Hoaxes
    URL : urbanlegends.about.com/od/virushoaxes1/Computer_Virus_Hoaxes.htm
    ... the best available information on computer virus hoaxes and misconceptions ... Spot the Fakes!POSTCARD or POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK Virus Hoax - Urban Legend...[2008/11/22]
  • snopes.com: Computers (Virus Hoaxes & Realities)
    URL : www.snopes.com/computer/virus/virus.asp
    ... computer viruses and virus hoaxes. ... from "stupid computer user" stories to virus warning hoaxes (and the ... Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995 ...[2008/12/03]
  • POSTCARD or POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK Virus Hoax - Urban Legends
    URL : urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm
    Hoax email alert warns of 'the worst virus ever' circulating in the form ... Computer Virus Hoaxes. Index and resources from About.com. Last updated: 07/22/08 ...[2008/11/25]
  • Computer Viruses < Urban Legends in the Yahoo! Directory
    URL : dir.yahoo.com/.../Folklore/Urban_Legends/Computer_Viruses
    Yahoo! reviewed these sites and found them related to Urban Legends > Computer Viruses ... Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the ...[2008/12/03]
  • Internet Viruses, Virus Hoaxes & Urban Legends
    URL : www.spcug.org/hoax.htm
    ... that track both email and other computer viruses, virus hoaxes and urban legends. ... describe dozens virus hoaxes, bogus chain letters and urban legends. ...[2008/10/28]
  • Bad Subjects: Computer Virus Hoaxes: Urban Legends for the Digital Age
    URL : bad.eserver.org/issues/1998/37/ives.html
    Computer Virus Hoaxes: Urban Legends for the Digital Age. Document Actions ... little doubt that computer virus hoaxes are urban legends spread to warn users ...[2008/11/25]
  • Vmyths.com
    URL : www.vmyths.com
    Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the implications if you believe in them.[2008/12/02]
  • Compvir
    URL : www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/chs/media/compvir.html
    Urban Legends, Computer Viruses and Hoaxes ... HELPVIRUS.COM - The Source for Anti Virus Information. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html ...[2006/12/06]
  • Urban Legends, Hoaxes, and Viruses
    URL : www.cscc.edu/Library/legends.html
    ... also has good virus hoax information. Urban Legends Reference Pages http://www. ... Rob Rosenberger lists computer virus hoaxes from A to Z. The site takes a no ...[2005/11/22]
  • Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Common Computer Virus Hoaxes
    URL : tafkac.org/ulz/virus.html
    Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Common Computer Virus Hoaxes. Synopsis ... Urban Legend Zeitgeist does not specialize in analysis of computer virus warnings. ...[2004/05/07]
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