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  Hoax's 

This is one of the biggest problems on the internet. Dung piles sending out false information to scare or mislead people. Many people fall victim to these and by trying to warn their friends only add to the problem.

What people do not understand is that because of this you are slowing down the internet.

To help keep the clutter off the internet. Find out if what you are sending your friends is real or a piece of garbage (which is what your friends will think of you for sending it to them in the first place).

Ed's Bandwagon assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the linked content. The end user is solely responsible for the interpretation and use of the information and should consult with additional parties as required.

To do this visit these links to find out if they are real.

Virus hoax's visit http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp these are listed alphabetically.

Other hoax's sent by e-mail http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp 

Now, for those not covered, due to the idea that anyone with common sense should be able to figure it out these general ideas where not included in the above links.

First, by sending e-mails out to a group of people in no way triggers either a taco bell dog, Microsoft, Intel, AOL or any other to do a dance, send you money, or any other thing except make you look stupid.

Second, forwarding e-mails that are chain letters in reality will not grant you good luck, forgiveness, or eternal life. Again, it just makes you look stupid.

Third, unless you have a web cam no one can see you, yet. Peep a boo, I see you. (Right) 

Below are more links for information about almost any type hoax spread on the Internet.

www.datafellows.com
http://www.datafellows.com/
Description: Hoax warnings This page is considered the industry standard information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts. Bookmark now. Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users who think they are helping.

Alien Autopsy Film a Hoax
http://www.csicop.org/articles/roswell_film.html
Description: from the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP).

Korova Multimedia § Hoax du Jour (home page)
http://korova.com/virus/hoax.htm
Description: Regular commentary on the phenomena of misinformation and hoaxes on the Internet. Special attention to chain e-mail, 'Net rumors, scams, and hoaxes.

HOAXBUSTERS Home Page
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Description: Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.

Don't Spread that Hoax!
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/hoax.html
Description: Learn the stories behind the biggest pranks and hoaxes, including the Good Times Email Virus.

Symantec Security Response - Hoax Page
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
Description: Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.

Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Description: Stiller Research: Virus Hoax News

The Hoaxkill service: Let's get rid of hoaxes now!
http://www.hoaxkill.com/
Description: The HoaxKill service is intended to root out the plague of false virus warnings and other hoaxes which circulate the net via email.

McAfee.com - Virus Hoaxes
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
Description: McAfee.com - The Place for Your PC

 
 
 

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