Hoax Information

'...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...'
(F-Secure Hoax Alert).

'...Rumours (often distributed by well-meaning users) of viruses which supposedly infect the user when he or she reads an e-mail message ('Good Times', 'Penpal Greetings', 'Irina', 'Deeyenda Maddick',etc.); the truth is that simple text messages do not contain viruses...'
(Dr Solomon's Virus Center).

In case you've received an e-mail containing a virus warning please check carefully for a real virus or a hoax. Typical phrases in the body of a virus hoax might be:

Do not open! Doing so will result in the deletion of all of the files on your hard drive!
Forward this message to all your friends!
Forward this message to everybody in your address book!

Basically, email messages encouraging you to forward the information to all your email contacts, are considered typical for a hoax.

Common hoax warnings:

Penpal Greetings
Good Times
Join The crew

Most popular hoaxes on the Internet: Check out the Latest Hoaxes page.

Please do not forward your virus warnings without checking for a real virus or a hoax.

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