Computer Virus Hoaxes Guide

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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 Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know Moneysmartz Profile

Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus - Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus Moneysmartz Profile

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/ Hoax Warnings Moneysmartz Profile

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

Indiana University Knowledge Base - Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html Indiana University Knowledge Base Moneysmartz Profile

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 Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages Moneysmartz Profile

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

Stiller Research Virus Myths - Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.
http://www.stiller.com/myths.htm Stiller Research Virus Myths Moneysmartz Profile

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 Symantec: Hoaxes Moneysmartz Profile

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 The Deadly AOL.exe Virus Moneysmartz Profile

The Facts About Computer "E-mail Viruses" - Eric Gerlitz' FAQ on hoax viruses that arrive by email, and real viruses (last updated 1999).
http://www.gerlitz.com/virushoax/ The Facts About Computer "E-mail Viruses" Moneysmartz Profile

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia - Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia Moneysmartz Profile

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

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/ Virus Busters Moneysmartz Profile

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/ Vmyths Moneysmartz Profile

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