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	Hoax Warnings - http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/ Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
	Hoaxes and Scares - http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/ Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
	Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia - http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
	Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes - http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/hoaxes/ [Requires Free Registration] Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
	Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know - http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams.

	How to Spot a Virus Hoax - http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot.html Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning.
	Virus Busters - http://www.itd.umich.edu/virusbusters/ Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
	About.com: Hoax Information Center - http://antivirus.about.com/library/blenhoax.htm Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
	Truth Or Fiction - http://www.truthorfiction.com/ An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
	Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages - http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager.

	Indiana University Knowledge Base - http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
	The Register - The Persistence of Hoax - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/07/14/the_persistence_of_hoax/ Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them.
	http://www.vmyths.com/ - http://www.vmyths.com/ Computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications of believing in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.
	Symantec: Hoaxes - http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.

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