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    How To Spot A Hoax: (It Says) Forward This Mail To Anyone You Care About

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    Dipanjan Das
    The document discusses how to spot a virus hoax email. It notes that claims of needing to forward the email, citing an authoritative source like the FCC, using exaggerated language to describe the virus's abilities, and using technical jargon are all signs it is a hoax rather than a real virus warning. Real viruses are actually quite dumb in their abilities compared to the claims made in hoax emails.

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    PC VIRUSES

    HOW TO SPOT A HOAX

    (it says) forward this mail to anyone you care about. Here it is. This is the replication engine. This is what gives the virus the pesky lifelike ability to multiply. This is also a dead giveaway that it is a hoax.

    PC VIRUSES
    HOW TO SPOT A HOAX

    (it says) forward this mail to anyone you care about. Here it is. This is the replication engine. This is what gives the virus the pesky lifelike ability to multiply. This is also a dead giveaway that it is a hoax.

    PC VIRUSES
    HOW TO SPOT A HOAX

    The Authoritative Source Syndrome "Whoa! The FCC. This must be real." This aspect of cited authority is meant to lend credibility to the hoax. The truth is, however, that according to the FCC they have never, and will never, send out virus warnings.

    PC VIRUSES
    HOW TO SPOT A HOAX

    Superlative abilities of the virus: unparalleled in its destructive capability this virus is "highly intelligent Odd. All the viruses seen (at IBM Research) are extremely dumb. most destructive most polymorphic stealthiest virus.

    PC VIRUSES
    HOW TO SPOT A HOAX

    The language is crafted to sound technical.


    It uses computer jargon It tends to lend credibility to the hoax. Do you believe that a CPU can be loop?

    melted down by "an nth-complexity

    infinite binary

    PC VIRUSES BONUS PACK!


    TPC USERS COMMENT
    Recent virus unleashed! W32/Bugbear@MM found on McAfees site reported by TPC Member Sam Julien

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