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Symantec: Hoaxes - http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.

Vmyths - http://www.vmyths.com/
Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications if you believe in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.

Hoaxes and Scares - http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/scares/
Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading in your company.

McAfee: Hoaxes - http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp
Check virus warning messages against McAfee's virus hoax listings and virus information library.

Hoax Warnings - http://www.europe.datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm
The industry standard information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable Virus & Hoax Description Database.

Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia - http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp
Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.

Virus Bulletin: Hoax Listing - http://www.virusbtn.com/Hoax/
Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.

Truth Or Fiction - http://www.truthorfiction.com/
An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.

Virus Busters - http://www.umich.edu/~wwwitd/virus-busters/
Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.

Stiller Research Virus Myths - http://www.stiller.com/myths.htm
Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.

How to Spot a Virus Hoax - http://www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot.html
Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning.

The Facts About Computer "E-mail Viruses" - http://www.gerlitz.com/virushoax/
Eric Gerlitz' FAQ on hoax viruses that arrive by email, and real viruses (last updated 1999).

Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages - http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html
Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's popular ICQ pager.

GoodTimes Virus is a Hoax! - http://www-students.biola.edu/~dougw/goodtimes/index.html
Debunking the myth that there is a Good Times virus which destroys your hard drive upon reading an e-mail.

Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know - http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm
List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams.

Hype or Hot - http://www.trusecure.com/html/tspub/hypeorhot/
Information on which security issues are real and which are not.

The Deadly AOL.exe Virus - http://www.jokeaday.com/7aolexe.shtml
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.

Computer Virus Hoaxes - http://sassman.net/virus/
A source of information on computer virus hoaxes.

Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus - http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html
Learn about virus hoaxes and review top hoaxes on the net.

Indiana University Knowledge Base - http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html
Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.