- 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.
- About.com: Hoax Information Center
Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
- 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.
- Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus
Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
- 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.
- Hype or Hot
Information on which security issues are real and which are not. [not compatible with all browsers]
- Indiana University Knowledge Base
Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
- Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages
Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager.
- McAfee: Hoaxes
Checks virus warning messages against McAfee's virus hoax listings and virus information library.
- Stiller Research Virus Myths
Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.
- Symantec: Hoaxes
Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
- 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.
- The Facts About Computer "E-mail Viruses"
Eric Gerlitz' FAQ on hoax viruses that arrive by email, and real viruses (last updated 1999).
- Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia
Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
- Truth Or Fiction
An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
- Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes
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.
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