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	Virus Busters URL: http://www.itd.umich.edu/virusbusters/ ODP description: Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan. Page title: U-M Virus Busters
	Symantec: Hoaxes URL: http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/threatexplorer/risks/hoaxes.jsp ODP description: Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true. Page title: Threat Explorer - Symantec Corp.
	Vmyths URL: http://www.vmyths.com/ ODP description: 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. Page description: Center for Computer Security Criticism
	Truth Or Fiction URL: http://www.truthorfiction.com/ ODP description: An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes. Page title: Truth Or Fiction - email reality check - verify rumors
	The Deadly AOL.exe Virus URL: http://www.jokeaday.com/7aolexe.shtml ODP description: Reports on how a joke took on a life of its own, and lots of AOL users deleted the sulfnbk.exe file from their hard drive. Page title: Ray Owens' Joke A Day -- Making Fun Of Morons Since 1863
	How to Spot a Virus Hoax URL: http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot.html ODP description: Presenting a simple generic system to aid in analyzing virus warnings and showing how to handle a false virus warning.
	Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia URL: http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp ODP description: Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs. Page title: Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia, alerts
	About.com: Hoax Information Center URL: http://antivirus.about.com/library/blenhoax.htm ODP description: Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present. Page title: Hoax Encyclopedia: Virus hoaxes Page description: Virus hoaxes and myths waste time and money, and make the sender look foolish. Don't fall victim to a hoax. Use the Hoax Encyclopedia to check out the facts behind that dire sounding email.
	Indiana University Knowledge Base URL: http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html ODP description: Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes. Page title: What are some examples of popular virus hoaxes? - Knowledge Base
	Cyndi's List of Internet Stuff You Need to Know URL: http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm ODP description: List of links to online resources, including sections on computer viruses, hoaxes, misunderstandings and scams. Page title: Cyndi's List - Internet Stuff You Need to Know Page description: More than 264,800 links! 254,380 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 180 categories. Another 10,400+ uncategorized new links in the works.
	Hoax Warnings URL: http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/ ODP description: Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
	The Register - The Persistence of Hoax URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/07/14/the_persistence_of_hoax/ ODP description: Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them. Page title: The Persistence of Hoax \| The Register
	Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus URL: http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html ODP description: Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
	Lies, Damn Lies and ICQ Messages URL: http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html ODP description: Humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor messages passed on Mirabilis's ICQ pager. Page title: Lies, Damn Lies & ICQ Messages Page description: Lies, Damn Lies & ICQ Messages - humorous and occasionally sarcastic analysis of the rumor message passed on Mirabilis's popular ICQ pager.
	Hoaxes and Scares URL: http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/ ODP description: Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading. Page title: Sophos describes hoaxes
	Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes URL: http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/hoaxes/ ODP description: [Requires Free Registration] Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.