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What is a Computer Hoax?
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A computer hoax is a message, usually an email that warns a user of a fictional computer virus threat. It is usually harmless in nature and is only aimed at antagonizing a user and wasting their time. The email usually exaggerates the ability of the virus, such as it is capable of completely damaging the entire computer or erasing the content of the hard disk.
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If you get a hoax message in your e-mail from someone you know, send them back a link to the page in snopes.com that debunks it. EDIT: BUFF is correct, too. www.truthorfiction.com
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200704...
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The University Information Security Office (UISO) maintains links for some of the most current virus hoax warning sites. For these and other useful security-related sites, visit the
http://kb.iu.edu/data/adbn.html
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Real computer virus is an executable working computer program that is designed to cause you harm, whereas virus hoax is no way related to virus, it's just people spreading lie's about
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