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Friends tell friends that an email had a virus. Friends tell friends about people in need. Friends also pass along false alarms. How do you know when a virus warning is real, or if there really is a dying boy who wants postcards?
A recent email message asked people to delete a specific file with a supposed virus. But, there was no virus--and the file was an important one that should not be deleted.
Don't fall for hoaxes. Don't perpetuate urban legends. Be sure. Check them out at these sites:
Urban Legends
Urban Legends Reference Pages
http://www.snopes2.comThe Urban Legends Web Site
http://www.urbanlegends.com
Virux Hoaxes
F-Secure: Security Information Center
http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/Symantec Security Response
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.htmlMcAfee Virus Hoax List
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.aspVMyths.com - Truth About Virus Myths & Hoaxes
http://www.vmyths.com/Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/
Credibility of Information
How To Evaluate Internet Research Sources
http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htmHow To Evaluate Information Sources
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm