Open Directory - Society: Folklore: Literature: Urban Legends: Computer Virus Hoaxes
See also: This category in other languages: - 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. - Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present. - List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams. - Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database. - Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading. - Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning. - Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes. - Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager. - Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true. - An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes. - [Requires Free Registration] Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them. - Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan. - Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them. (July 14, 2003)
