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Virus Hoaxes

Have I mentioned that computer viruses bug me? Well, computer virus hoaxes bug me perhaps even more. The new thing these days seems to be virus scares and hoaxes. My Inbox is sometimes stuffed with messages about this virus via email or that virus via the internet, etc. From my point of view, these messages are as bad as the viruses they purport to warn you about. If you have come here because you have heard of a virus from all of your friends and would like to see if it is a hoax, check out what some recearch centers and experts can tell you in these links:
Symantec Antivirus Research Center: Virus Hoaxes,
Network Associates (formerly McAfee): Virus Hoax Information
International Computer Security Association (Formerly NCSA): Alerts and Hoaxes
U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC): Internet Hoaxes
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This page last updated on May 27, 1997.