Top 8 Computer Virus Hoaxes
Internet Security Pranks Declared Hoaxes by Anti-Virus Software Companies
By Kelly Spies, published Apr 18, 2008
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1. Reeirti Virus - This is one of the most current virus hoaxes spreading through the web. It began being circulated amongst Serbian speaking users in February 2008 and may have begun to branch out into other languages. Supposedly this is a virus internet users get when they open an email from reeirti@hotmail will cause your hard drive to be formatted so that you lose all your data. The only risk associated with the reeirti virus is if the email alert comes with an attachment.
2. T-Virus Mobile Phone Hoax - In 2004 a marketing firm began sending text messages to mobile phone numbers saying they were infecting them with the T-Virus. Phone owners were instructed to forward the message to friends in order to win prizes. According to the message the only way to uninfect yourself was to reply to the message. There never was a t-virus but there was many unknowing sign-ups for mobile games.
3. Bum_tnoo7 Facebook Hacker Alert - This virus hoax started making the rounds in August 2007 when a MySpace user began sending emails and announcements via MySpace and Facebook. The chainletter claims that if you add a friend with bum_tnoo7@hotmail.com you are adding someone who will hack into your email account. To date this warning has been found to be completely bogus and forwarding this letter is a waste of time.
Top 8 Computer Virus Hoaxes
Here are 8 computer virus hoaxes the general public thought were real virus alerts but were dubbed hoaxes by internet security firms.
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Takeaways
- Not all computer viruses are real.
- Computer virus hoaxes are usually started by pranksters.
- Email can not cause your hard drive to be destroyed unless you open one with a real virus attachment
Did You Know?
One of the first virus hoaxes on the internet was the 2400 baud modem virus.
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