Websites in Computer Virus Hoaxes

1. About.com: Hoax Information Center
   Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
   http://antivirus.about.com/library/blenhoax.htm
   
   
2. 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
   
   
3. Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus
   Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
   http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html
   
   
4. 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/
   
   
5. Hoaxes and Scares
   Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
   http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
   
   
6. 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
   
   
7. Indiana University Knowledge Base
   Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
   http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. McAfee: Hoaxes
   Checks virus warning messages against McAfee's virus hoax listings and virus information library.
   http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp
   
   
10. Stiller Research Virus Myths
    Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.
    http://www.stiller.com/myths.htm
    
    
11. 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
    
    
12. 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
    
    
13. 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/
    
    
14. Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia
    Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
    http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp
    
    
15. Truth Or Fiction
    An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
    http://www.truthorfiction.com/
    
    
16. Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes
    Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
    http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/hoaxes/
    
    
17. 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/
    
    
18. 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/
    
    

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