How Do I Find Out If A Computer Virus Or Article Is A Hoax?
We all get them, those email forwards that warn us of all the latest and deadliest computer viruses; but how do you know which ones to believe and which ones to ignore?
There are actually quite a few sites you can visit that deal with these pesky computer virus emails, chain letter scams, and the like.
I’ve listed some sites I know of that will help you determine if that letter is a hoax or not.
- Snopes Urban Legends - This site is the granddaddy. Lots of info on hoaxes & legends online & off.
- About.com Urban Legends - Urban legends & Internet rumors
- Symantec Hoax Threat Explorer - Internet Virus Hoax list.
- Sophos Anti Virus - Sophos’s website is one of the premier internet resources dealing with virus hoaxes and chain letters.
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Check this site for missing children hoaxes to see if a child truly is missing.
Let me know if you know of any other good sites.
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Certainly Those sites are really good ones and can help
normal user as warning message..
More apart dedliest virus are always floating
on cyber..
we must keep our system equipped with
latest anti virus security to fight these malware
sites..
regards..