Bozodyne.com - Hoax Page
The Internet is an excellent source of Urban Legends,
fairy tales & fake warnings
...and a few real virii
Click HERE to read about the Gullibility Virus
You will probably never hear about a real virus in an e-mail.
You will hear about it on Fox or CNN, from your Network Security Gurus or
in the form of an alert by your anti-virus software provider
Read This First!
When you get a warning:
(1) VERIFY
Check the message...
Chances are very good that it is a FAKE.
Use the info and links on this site, or Snopes.com or
search GOOGLE for "hoax" + a unique phrase in the e-mail.
(2) REPLY-ALL
Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is FAKE.
Try hard not to make them feel stupid,
they were only trying to be helpful...
just like you are by telling them it's a hoax
Tell them about the VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website.
(3) DELETE
Delete the message.
Be smart, DO NOT send it to anyone.
You might copy & past this into an e-mail reply-all:
All,
The message below is a HOAX! Nearly ALL internet warnings are fake. Don't believe ANY warnings you get, even from friends!
When you get a warning message PLEASE:
(1) VERIFY
Check the message. Chances are good it is a HOAX.
You might use a VIRUS & HOAX ALERT website like http://Bozodyne.com/Hoax
(2) REPLY-ALL
Tell the sender and all recipients that the message is a HOAX.
Try hard not to make them feel stupid - they were only trying to be helpful -
just like you are by telling them it's a hoax
(3) DELETE
Just delete the message. DO NOT send it to anyone.
Thanks!
Fake E-Mails
Free cell phone or Trip to Disney World (or free anything else)
Nigerian 419 release funds scam
Kelsey Brooke Jones (or some other child) is NOT missing
Fake Petitions
809 Area code warning is basically TRUE. Original Scambusters warning
Just about anything supposedly from the UN
Save PBS, NPR, Sesame Street
E-mail tax bill 602P
"Hanoi" Jane Fonda
Amazon Rain Forest
Fun :-)
Be sure to read the ultimate urban legend!
Fun :-)
Do you know the Email Facts of Life?
Fun :-)
Learn about the 4 basic types of chain letters!
Urban Legends
Good reference, great list!
About.com provides plenty of info here to
help you weed out the B.S.
From the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society.
Great section on USELESS PETITIONS
Look for the FAQ
Calling themselves "the Yahoo of Myths",
they cover all the bases.
Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel
They have one cause.
Leave no Urban Legend untested.
Hoax of the Soup
Here's what the US govt Dept of Energy has to
say about all these fake chain letters.
Hoaxes
If it's in here it's fake.
BL Net: The Neiman-Marcus Cookie Story
A classic myth dispelled.
Computer Incident Advisory Capability from the
US Dept of Energy describes popular hoaxes.
How to avoid the lies, and lots of examples.
A complete list of fake virus warnings.
Fake Virus
Rob Rosenberger explains general and specific virus myths. Read the truth about virus hoaxes,legends, myths, and overblown threats.
Data Fellows Anti-Virus HOAX warnings
Good information source for new virus hoaxes
and false alerts.
SARC Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
Virus Hoaxes are described here
Spice Girl virus....
Has no real function, but makes a pretty desktop.
Schwarzenegger virus...
Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.
Tip
95% of all warnings sent out on the internet are FAKE!
Fun :-)
Have you read this hilarious chain letter?
Crazy Times Virus ;-)
Read this very carefully!
Virus Jokes ;-)
Disney virus... Everything in the computer goes Goofy.
Tip
You CANNOT get a virus by reading email. You CAN if you open attachments - especially from unknown senders.
Tip
Install & use antivirus software! Automagically Update the program's virus database daily.
Authentic Virus
AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database.
Data Fellows Virus Information Centre
First anti-virus web site ever - industry standard forinformation on new viruses and hoax alerts.
International publication on virus prevention, recognition, and removal.
From US government NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse (CSRS).An Example of a Real Virus
A worm virus called W32.Sircam steals email addresses stored on your computer. It selects files from your hard drive and sends them to these email addresses. It does this without you knowing it! Read about W32.Sircam here.
To remove a virus, run an up-to-date antivirus software.
Virus Protection & More
AntiVirus & AntiSpyware & Personal Firewall. ZoneAlarm
AntiVirus Software, AntiVirus Software Database. McAfee
Antivirus software. Symantec- Maker of Norton AntiVirus
in summary
When in danger, or in doubt…
run in circles, scream & shout!