Hoaxes A - Z

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• Hoax virus alerts
• Media flops, media fiascos
  A few gullible reporters talk to a few pseudo-experts, and suddenly...
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  Straightforward answers to the most common questions we hear...
• Myths & urban legends
• NON-virus hoaxes and urban legends
• Genuine horror stories because someone BELIEVED a virus myth
• Overblown virus threats
• Misconceptions about genuine threats
• Joke virus alerts (not considered hoaxes)
• Alternate names for hoax/real viruses
  Po-TAY-toe, puh-TAH-toe...
• Poor advice from non-experts
  They're not virus experts, but they feel like one when they forward a chain letter...
• Publicity stunt virus hoaxes
  Corporate shenanigans gone awry...

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