- Vmyths - Computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications of believing in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.
- Indiana University Knowledge Base - Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
- Stiller Research Virus Myths - Debunking common myths and misunderstandings regarding computer viruses.
- Symantec: Hoaxes - Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
- Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus - Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
- Truth Or Fiction - An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
- Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know - List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams.
- Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages - Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager.
- McAfee: Hoaxes - Checks virus warning messages against McAfee's virus hoax listings and virus information library.
- The Deadly AOL.exe Virus - 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.
- Hoax Warnings - Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
- Hoaxes and Scares - Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
- How to Spot a Virus Hoax - Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning.
- Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia - Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
- Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes - Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
- Virus Busters - Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
- About.com: Hoax Information Center - Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
- The Register - The Persistence of Hoax - Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them.
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