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  • Earthquake advice: "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" vs. "Triangle of Life"
  • Mars is NOT about to be spectacular!
  • "How to survive a heart attack when alone" Hoax
  • 9-11 Nonsense
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    Read This First!
    When you get a warning:

    (1) VERIFY
    Check the message!
    Chances are very good that it is a FAKE. 
    Use the info and links on this site.

    (2) REPLY
    Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is FAKE.
    Tell them about the VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website.
    Send out this letter    .

    (3) DELETE
    Delete the message.
    DO NOT send it to anyone.

    For free monthly Virus & Hoax Updates subscribe to KC News.

    		 Fake Messages
  • "Triangle of Life" Earthquake advice
  • Mars is about to be spectacular!
  • US Navy vs Lighthouse
  • 9-11 Nonsense
  • Intel/AOL merge
  • Larry Ellison Yale speach
  • Free cell phone (or free anything else)
  • Boycott Tommy Hilfiger
  • Nigerian 419 release funds scam
  • Kelsey Brooke Jones (or some other child) is NOT missing
  • How to survive a heart attack when alone

    • Fake Petitions
  • Just about anything supposedly from the UN
  • Save PBS, NPR, Sesame Street
  • Afghanistan women
  • Email tax bill 602P
  • "Hanoi" Jane Fonda
  • Amazon Rain Forest
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    Urban Legends
  • AFU & Urban Legends Archive - Good reference, great list!
  • Urban Legends & Folklore***** - About.com provides plenty of info here to help you weed out the BS.
  • Urban Legends Reference Pages**** - From the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society. Great section on USELESS PETITION
  • Urban Myths - Calling themselves "the Yahoo of Myths", they cover all the bases.
  • Hoax du Jour - 
  • US DoE CIAC - here's what the US govt Dept of Energy has to say about all these fake chain letters.
  •  news:alt.folklore.urban - the Newsgroup for urban legends. You will need newsgroup software to access.
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    True!
    809 Area code warning is basically TRUE. Original Scambusters warning

    Fun! ;-)
    Be sure to read the ultimate urban legend!

    Fun! ;-)
    Do you know the Email Facts of Life?

    Fun! ;-)
    Learn about the 4 basic types of chain letters!

    Hoaxes
  • Archive of Email Forwards - If it's in here it's fake.
  • BL Net: The Neiman-Marcus Cookie Story - A classic myth dispelled.
  • CIAC Internet Hoaxes - Computer Incident Advisory Capability from the US Dept of Energy describes popular hoaxes.
  • Don't Spread that Hoax! - How to avoid the lies, and lots of examples.
  • Hoax alerts from Data Fellows***** - a complete list of fake virus warnings.
    		•  Tip!
    95% of all warnings sent out on the internet are FAKE!
    Fun! ;-)
    Have you read this hilarious chain letter?

    Tip!
    Stop hoaxes! If you get a fake warning send this email!

    Fake Virus
  • V Myths.com*****- Rob Rosenberger explains general and specific virus myths. Read the truth about virus hoaxes, legends, myths, and overblown threats.
  • Data Fellows Anti-Virus HOAX warnings page - Good information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts.
  • SARC Symantec AntiVirus Research Center*** - Virus Hoaxes are described here

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    Spice Girl virus....
    Has no real function, but makes a pretty desktop.    		 Schwarzenegger virus...
    Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.
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    Tip: 
    Do not forward virus or other warning messages to your colleagues or friends. Forward it to your IT department but not to anyone else. 

    Crazy Times Virus! ;-)
    Read this very carefully!

    Virus Jokes! ;-)
    Disney virus...
    Everything in the computer goes Goofy.
    MORE? 

    Authentic Virus
  • AntiVirus Resources - AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database. 
  • Data Fellows Virus Information Centre -  first anti-virus web site ever - industry standard for information on new viruses and hoax alerts.
  • Virus Bulletin - International publication on virus prevention, recognition, and removal.
  • Virus Information - From US government NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRS).
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    Virus Alert!
    Worm (a kind of virus) such as W32.Sircam can steal email addresses stored on your computer.

    They selects files from your hard drive and send them to these email addresses. They do this without you knowing it!

    Read about W32.Sircam here:
    http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/sircam.shtml

    To remove the virus run an up-to-date antivirus software (like Norton Antivirus) on your computer.

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    Tip!
    Tips to avoid Virii and Worms

    Tip!
    You CANNOT get a virus by reading email. You CAN if you open attachments.

    Alert!
    The "I Love You" Virus

    Alert!
    New virii can even affect your hardware! They overwrite the mainboard system. Your PC is useless until you replace the BIOS chip. In most cases the virus can be removed with antivirus software.

    Virus Protection
  • AntiVirus Resources - AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database. 
  • Antivirus Software - from the Mining Company.
  • McAfee - Great antivirus software.
  • Symantec - Maker of Norton AntiVirus, a rather popular bit of software.
  • SARC- Symantec AntiVirus Research Center - Got a potential virus? send it to SARC!
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    Essential Tip:
    Use antivirus software! Update the program's virus database continuously - online. 

    When you download a lot of stuff, take extra precautions.  Scan for viruses before you back up.

    Links
  • The Federal Computer Incident Response Capability - Offers Anti-Virus Resource Links.
  • Yahoo! Society and Culture:Mythology and Folklore:Urban Legends.

    • Infoseek Computer virus hoaxes web sites.    		 Go Up
    Tip:
    Think you have a virus? Maybe, maybe not.

    A lot of people have problems with hardware and software.

    Inform yourself and get help.     DON'T PANIC!

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