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AOL V4.0 Cookie
Status: Hoax
AOL has declared this AOL V4.0 Cookie chain letter a hoax. |
AOL4FREE
Status: Hoax
AOL4FREE actually consists of three separate, independent items:
The AOL4FREE Macintosh Program for gaining fraudulent accounts on AOL.
The AOL4FREE Virus Warning Hoax.
The AOL4FREE.COM Trojan horse program that deletes all the files on your hard drive.
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Blue Mountain Cards
Status: Hoax
Blue Mountain Cards was the target of false warnings that opening a greeting card on their website would cause systems to crash.
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It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'
Status: Hoax
This hoax alleges that if you open an email titled, "It Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus,'" it will erase everything on your hard drive. |
2400 Baud Modem Virus
Status: Hoax
This virus allegedly, "distributes itself on the modem sub- carrier present in all 2400 baud and up modems." |
America Online Upgrade Warning
Status: Hoax
This e-mail addresses an America Online 4.0 Upgrade. You should never receive an AOL upgrade via e-mail because according to America Online: "AOL does not circulate ANYTHING to customers by way of e-mail with attached files.
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WIN A HOLIDAY Hoax
Status: Hoax
These e-mail messages saying,"WIN A HOLIDAY" are a hoax, and the false warning of a malicious e-mail does not exist.
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Cat Colonic Hoax
Status: Hoax
If you open this email it allegedly erases everything on your hard drive.
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Mobile Phone Virus Hoax
Status: Hoax
This virus supposedly attacks a mobile phone just by dialing in and listening.
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Lump of Coal Virus Hoax
Status: Hoax
This virus allegedly will erase your
windows along with many other program files.
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BUDDYLST.SIP Virus Hoax
Status: Hoax
Allegedly, this virus, once opened, will cause you to lose everything on your PC.
Your hard disc will be completely destroyed and the person who sent
you the message will have access to your name and password via the
Internet.
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intifadah.cjb.net Hoax
Status: Hoax
This particular hoax probably has a political motive. A web site cannot do what is indicated in the message without your help. |
SULFNBK.EXE Hoax
Status: Hoax
This warning was originally issued in Portuguese but some nice person translated it into English. |
Virtual Card Hoax
Status: Hoax
Granted a real virus could delete sector 0 on your hard drive but this isn't one of them. Also note that a knowledgeable person could put back sector 0 of a hard drive and get back all your files.
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!000 Hoax
Status: Hoax
While not really false, this list of instructions does not really help you prevent infections and could fool you into being careless. |
The Jdbgmgr Hoax/Worm
Status: Hoax
There are now two jdbmgr messagess; a hoax and a real worm. The jdbgmgr.exe program is a real part of the Windows operating system. It should normally not be removed. Do not run the jdbgmgr.exe program if it is sent to you in an e-mail. In most cases, you do not need to run the real jdbgmgr.exe program. ... |
Life Is Beautiful Hoax
Status: Hoax
Another "watch out for this file" hoax. This time it is a PowerPoint presentation.
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Irina
Status: Hoax
This email warns of a virus named Irena, but was actually sent out by the former head of Penguin publishing in an attempt to garner publicity for a book by the same name. |
An Internet Flower for You
Status: Hoax
This hoax claims that Intel is warning of a destructive email named "An Internet Flower for You." This virus allegedly removes all dynamic link libraries (.dll files) from your computer & alleges that your computer will not be able to boot up.
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