Computer Virus Hype Alert
FROM IBM.COM
Dr. Michel Kabay, Director of Education of the ICSA, enlists the cooperation of
Internet users in stopping the growing tide of hoaxes on the net. Circulating unverified
information is irresponsible, and Dr. Kabay believes the answer lies in teaching users to
be better citizens of Cyberspace
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CURRENT HYPE ALERTS |
| June 6, 1999 |
California/WOBBLER
is yet another virus hoax. |
| June 2, 1999 |
Latest hoax warning -- Bug's Life screen-saver |
| June 1, 1999 |
Microsoft
Will Not Pay You To Forward This Note! -- read about the latest chain letter hoax to
cross our desks. |
| January 13, 1999 |
PICTURE.EXE,
SHOW.EXE, WHATEVER.EXE: it it's suspect, don't run it! |
| January 12, 1999 |
"It
Takes Guts to Say 'Jesus'" is just another hoax message that has found its way
into the netstream. |
| November 11, 1998 |
Are my web pages infected? The "HTML Virus" is no
danger. |
| October 28, 1998 |
Bloat
virus not only doesn't infect MP3 music, it doesn't even exist. |
| June 18, 1998 |
New Warning-Floods: Bud Frogs & Buddy Lists
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| March 10, 1998 |
Hype of the Month: ELVIRA |
| February 27, 1998 |
WIN A
HOLIDAY -- Just another hoax! |
| December 11, 1997 |
ANANAS
and SCRIPT.INI: Should you care? |
| December 10, 1997 |
The HAGIS/PANTS
virus threat on Yahoo is just a hoax. |
| October 27, 1997 |
Snoopy
cookies in AOL version 4 just a rumor. |
| June 6, 1997 |
"The
RETURNED MAIL Hoax" has found its way into our mailbox. |
| May 20, 1997 |
"Join
the Crew" is yet another virus hoax being passed around the Internet. |
| April 9, 1997 |
Warnings about an AOL4FREE virus are
false. |
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PREVIOUS HYPE ALERTS |
| February 19, 1997 |
The Naughty
Robots hoax is a nuisance, not a menace. |
| February 11, 1997 |
Rumors of a February 14th riot on the
Internet are false. |
| Dec. 19, 1996 |
Yet another virus hoax is going around. Warnings about the Penpal Greetings virus are
false. |
| Dec. 13, 1996 |
Another virus hoax is going around the Net. Stories about the Deeyenda virus are
false. |
| Dec. 13, 1996 |
Rumors about a Windows virus called Sheep are also false. |
| Dec. 13, 1996 |
Though not a hoax, there is a great deal of confusion about a macro
virus called Tedious. |
| Nov. 8, 1996 |
Since hysteria about the May 1995 PKZip Trojan is still
circulating on the Net, we provide here a description of this non-viral non-threat. |
| Nov. 8, 1996 |
Rumors of a new virus called Irina are false. Irina is
an interactive novel from Penguin books. |
| Aug. 20, 1996 |
The Hare
viruses give themselves virtually no time to spread before committing suicide. Will
they be a worldwide threat? Oh come on! |
| Aug. 2, 1996 |
It must be that time of year. The rumor of the Good Times virus is
circulating around the Net again. Relax! It's still just a hoax. |
| June 30, 1996 |
Yes, the Boza
virus does infect Windows 95 executable files. But no, it's not likely to ever be
widespread. Here's why. |
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after all. See our Virus Alerts!
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