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A Word on Hoaxes

This entry is part 8 of 29 in the series Securing Your PC On the Internet

Posted Jan 16, 2008 by Rich Menga  

The world of computer viruses is not always understood by people. Often that lack of understanding can lead to unnecessary worry. This has given rise to virus hoaxes. A virus hoax is meant to simply scare people and has no actual harm potential to anybody’s computer. It is simply a practical joke and, cleverly done, can result in thousands of people forwarding it around thinking it is legitimate. Those who have fallen for it are simply trying to warn people. Those who created it laugh the whole way.

How do you spot a virus hoax?

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