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	Don't Spread Hoax Email
		Hoaxes are messages that claim false information and can be as destructive and disruptive as viruses.
		Hoax e-mail messages overload people with unnecessary messages, waste time, upset people, clog servers and may even trick people into damaging their system.
		If a recipient of a hoax e-mail message forwards it to 10 people, and each of those recipients forwards it to 10 people, by the 6th generation there are 1,000,000 copies of the message being handled by mail servers.
	www.ribbit.net /hoaxes.html (522 words)

	Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Hoaxes are misleading, often false, information that have spread or are spreading – the most common channel of this spread being email.
		This hoax encyclopedia is a repository of common hoaxes and is dedicated to the fight against wasted time, bandwidth, and even finances.
		A hoax message will usually try to gain credibility by appearing to be based on sound technical standpoint or by referencing legitimate or legitimate-sounding organizations or individuals.
	www.trendmicro.com /vinfo/hoaxes/default.asp (370 words)

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	The latest and most prevalent hoaxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Below you can find listed the most recent updates to our hoax section, as well as a list of the top ten most commonly encountered hoaxes.
		The list of most prevalent virus hoaxes can be easily added to your own intranet or website.
		Hoaxes are also listed alphabetically and by type.
	www.sophos.com /virusinfo/hoaxes/recent (78 words)

	Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes
		With many hoaxes, such as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the skeptical explanation that would expose deception is not reported by the media.
		What I have learned from Mary's legacy is that there is increasing urgency for scientists and leaders to be vigilant in their struggle against hoax, especially now that the mass media makes it particularly difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
		Hoaxes, deceptions, and truth-stretching have become a common political weapon that shapes the destinies of nations.
	sprott.physics.wisc.edu /pickover/pc/hoax.html (4608 words)

	CSICOP / News / Don't Be Fooled: Strange Hoaxes That Endure
		The word hoax is thought to be a shortening of "hocus-pocus"—a synonym for trickery that in turn came from hoc corpus est, a Latin phrase from the Catholic mass spoken when the bread is supposedly transformed into the body of Christ.
		Distinguished from a fraud, which is perpetrated primarily for gain, a hoax is characterized by the nature of the deception.
		Among the most outrageous—and dangerous— hoaxes is a phoney healing procedure in which a practitioner appears to reach into a patient's body, without benefit of scalpel or anesthesia, to remove "tumors" and other diseased tissue.
	www.csicop.org /articles/april_fools_1998 (1698 words)

	Computer Virus Hoaxes
		This hoax was first reported on Feb 25, 1999.
		Like many other hoaxes, the message warns about a virus with the magical ability to infect your computer simply by reading an email message.
		A hoax telling you that your computer will be infected with a virus if you use the Alta Vista search engine.
	www.hoaxkill.com /hoaxes.html (310 words)

	Northern Illinois University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Hoaxes don’t just warn you of a mythical threat, they play on your desire to help your friends, or to appear important, and cajole you into sending the fake warning to everyone you know.
		Although a few hoaxes will simply rely on your inherent desire to share good or bad news, nearly all of them will include a final plea to send copies of the original message to as many people as you can.
		Certainly the most easy-to-identify feature shared by all hoaxes is this: They come in an e-mail, not from a trusted Web site or a mailing list you have subscribed to, but from an untrusted source.
	www.its.niu.edu /its/Abuse/hoax.shtml (444 words)

	Email Hoaxes and Scams
		The hoaxes have become a kind of virus themselves, passed along with good intentions but sometimes swamping computer networks.
		The e-mail hoaxes create unwarranted fear, waste time and chew up network resources as users try to alert their friends to the "threat," and confuse others about security precautions they need to take.
		Many virus hoaxes often contain misspellings and grammatical errors typical of the youngsters who usually create the hoaxes and release them.
	www.trincoll.edu /depts/cc/technews/hoax-scam.htm (399 words)

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		This hoax is a slight variation on the traditional threat that simply reading the e-mail message will cause an attack, which many users are learning is not possible.
		Unlike other hoaxes, which pry on common practices, the odds of users receiving (or expecting to receive) messages with the noted addresses seems minimal, so users would be disinclined to pay attention to this message.
		It is not a classic hoax, in that it does not present a mechanism that is technically infeasible.
	www.microtech.doe.gov /assist/hoax_list.html (6823 words)

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	LabMice.net AntiVirus Resource Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		In addition to describing hoaxes and chain letters found on the Internet, this page covers how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet.
		If it's a hoax, chances are you'll find it in their database.
		You can also search a list of computer virus hoaxes and virus hysteria from A to Z.
	labmice.techtarget.com /antivirus/hoax.htm (448 words)

	HOAXBUSTERS Home Page
		While hoaxes do not automatically infect systems like a virus or Trojan, they are still time consuming and costly to remove from all the systems where they exist.
		Sending a copy of a cute message to one or two friends is not a problem but sending an unconfirmed warning or plea to everyone you know with the request that they also send it to everyone they know simply adds to the clutter already filling our mailboxes.
		Unfortunately, due to the high volume of e-mail that we receive, we are unable to reply to individual inquiries outside of the DOE community.
	hoaxbusters.ciac.org (435 words)

	CDC - Hoaxes, Rumors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The Coca Cola Company notes at its hoax and rumors website (http://www2.coca-cola.com/contactus/myths_rumors/index.html) that it uses a number of processes to assure the safety and quality of the water and ingredients used to make products of The Coca-Cola Company.
		They are a variation of another hoax often referred to as the Klingerman virus.
		Although these e-mail messages are a hoax, if you are concerned about the contents of a package you receive in the mail, contact your local post office.
	www.cdc.gov /hoax_rumors.htm (1444 words)

	Baylor University Libraries -- Internet Hoaxes and Urban Legends
		Hoax Busters -- From the government agency, US Department of Energy, Computer Incident Advisory Capability, they find that they are spending much more time de-bunking hoaxes than handling real virus incidents.
		They will also address some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet, how to identify a new hoax warning, how to identify a validated warning and what to do if you think a message is a hoax.
		SARC - Virus Hoaxes -- A comprehensive list of Viruses that don't exist, provided by Symantec.
	www3.baylor.edu /Library/BeyondLib/hoaxes.htm (236 words)

	Hoaxes and Hype
		At the end of 1996, the problem of virus hoaxes escalated (specifically hoaxes in the form of false virus alert messages).
		As we look at these hoaxes, you'll notice that they warn the reader of impending doom and insist that the warning be forwarded to everyone else in the known universe.
		Hoax viruses, however, always seem to wield the powers of a vengeful binary god.
	www.research.ibm.com /antivirus/SciPapers/Gordon/HH-appendix.html (2670 words)

	Hoax Busters - the BIG LIST of Internet Hoaxes
		It's worth noting that just because these are listed as hoaxes doesn't mean that a determined virus writer couldn't use the same name as one of these hoaxes on their infected file and send it out as an e-mail attachment (see Wobbler hoax below).
		If you are a first time visitor to Hoax Busters, or if you need help navigating the BIG LIST, please read the HELP file.
		If you have a question about something that is not on the BIG LIST or in the FAQ, you can contact us HERE (we rarely get questions anymore that are not answered somewhere on the BIG LIST or the FAQ).
	hoaxbusters.org (460 words)

	Sophos describes hoaxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Virus hoaxes are false reports about non-existent viruses, often claiming to do impossible things.
		Unfortunately some recipients occasionally believe a hoax to be a true virus warning and may take drastic action (such as shutting down their network).
		Although we do provide information about some non-virus-related hoaxes, chain letters, scams and misunderstandings, the primary aim of this section of the website is to provide information about hoaxes which are virus-related.
	www.sophos.com /security/hoaxes (121 words)

	McAfee Threat Center
		Hoax virus warning messages are more than mere annoyances.
		Be aware that the people who create viruses can use known hoaxes to their advantage.
		Once it was known that this was a hoax, somebody began to distribute a destructive trojan horse (a trojan horse differs from a virus in that it does not reproduce itself) in a file named AOL4FREE, attached to the original hoax virus warning!
	vil.nai.com /vil/hoaxes.aspx (229 words)

	Virus Hoaxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Now, you are no doubt a conscientious member of the Internet community, but before you click "Forward" and load up as many addresses as you can in the To: field, pause for a moment.
		Hoaxes are not only a waste of time but they can also encourage people to do destructive things to their machines like removing important files.
		You might also be interested in Sophos' list of top hoaxes below.
	www.plattsburgh.edu /help/virus/hoaxes.html (157 words)

	Virus Hoaxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		It's their job to know which ones are hoaxes and which are real.
		If the forwarded email is a hoax, send the URL of the hoax page to the person you forwarded the mail to you, with a gentle note saying 'hey, you were hoaxed'.
		You can probably find this information at the same place where you checked whether the message was a hoax.
	www.faqs.org /docs/Virus-INTRO/hoaxes.html (379 words)

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		As with the BuddyLst.Zip, this hoax is a variation on the traditional threat that simply reading the e-mail message will cause an attack, which, on a properly patched system, will not happen.
		This is simply a retread of the Join the Crew hoax, with only a few minor wording changes to create a "new" virus. The "authority" has been altered from IBM to Microsoft.
		While a hoax, this message does not meet many hoax criteria. There is no authority (making it more personal and attractive), and the claims are not outlandish. In fact, there is some truth to all aspects, making it more credible.
	www.microtech.doe.gov /assist/hoax_list.cfm (7405 words)

	E-mail Hoaxes
		The following is a list of hoax email messages that are being passed around.
		After you have recieved messages like these and then learned that they are hoaxes you may begain to ignore all virus warnings.
		The following list are hoaxes and should be deleted and not forwarded.
	www.stephenvillepolice.org /internet/hoaxes.htm (261 words)

	List of Computer Virus Hoaxes - Malware Solutions : Helping You Since 2002 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		These hoaxes usually arrive in the form of an email.
		If you do find one of these virus hoaxes in your email inbox, the best thing to do is simply delete the message.
		VPC is dedicated to supplying links to free resources and tools which can help you detect, remove and protect a computer from viruses (Trojan horses, worms, keyloggers, etc...).
	www.vermontpcsolutions.com.cob-web.org:8888 /virus_hoaxes.html (192 words)

	Before You Forward that Scare Message about some Virus doing Irreparable Damage to Your PC or some Nut Doing Something ...
		McAfee, the maker of anti-virus software has a list of Hoaxes that are making the rounds, getting folks upset and cogging email in boxes.
		This site describes hoaxes and chain letters and how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet.
		A list of virus hoaxes from A to Z. Editorial Eye has very readable articles on writing and the Internet as a great media for publishing.
	www.sumware.com /hoax.htm (248 words)

	CBC.ca - Arts - Books - Writing Wrongs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		With both of these swindles, industry insiders have spent the week alternately claiming they “suspected all along” that something was up and nervously defending their fact-checking processes.
		The hoax became national news and was the inspiration for Peter Carey’s 2003 novel My Life As a Fake.
		In 1988, he perpetrated what he called the “biggest literary hoax in Canadian history.” Disguised as original work by unknown amateurs, Kilodney submitted poetry and short stories by famous CanLit figures to various publishers and literary contests.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/books/hoaxes.html (2013 words)

	TechNet Security - E-mail Hoaxes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The easiest way to tell that an e-mail is a hoax is if the information detailed in it sounds too good to be true, for example, a promise of some monetary reward for passing along the e-mail to a friend.
		Another common topic for hoax e-mails is the announcement of a computer virus or other story intended to get a reader's attention, and to get the reader to take some action.
		Simple fact-checking usually is enough to determine whether such an e-mail is a hoax.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/archive/security/news/hoaxes.mspx (206 words)

	F-Secure : Security Information Center
		Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users who think they are helping the community by spreading the warning.
		We've seen cases where e-mail systems have collapsed after dozens of users forwarded a false alert to everybody in the company.
		Do note that we generally add only virus-related hoaxes to this list.
	www.f-secure.com /virus-info/hoax (197 words)

	Amazon.com: The Museum of Hoaxes: Books: Alex Boese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		While short accounts of a variety of hoaxes won't satisfy aficionados, the general public may find it useful to know how some familiar hoaxes e.g., the Loch Ness monster were unmasked, and Boese's "suggested reading" list will help intrigued readers dig deeper.
		It's the true saga of the story behind the infamous "Paul-Is-Dead" hoax of 1969, when millions believed a persistent rumor that Beatle Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash, his death kept a secret while the Beatles replaced him with a lookalike and planted "clues" to his death on subsequent Beatles albums.
		He moves through the ages, lightly covering well known hoaxes such as the Cardiff Giant, filling in the centuries with hoaxes I had never heard of such as the various newspaper circulation-building hoaxes of the 19th century.
	www.amazon.com /Museum-Hoaxes-Alex-Boese/dp/0525946780 (2153 words)

	List of hoaxes found at Lancaster University
		Hoaxes are scare stories - More about Virises, Hoaxes and Scams -
		Life is Beautiful - hoax - has Italian and Portuguese versions.
		SULFNBK.EXE - dangerous hoax - warning to delete the SULFNBK.EXE file - don't, the file is needed.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /iss/a-virus/hoaxlist.htm (446 words)

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