Virus Hoaxes
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The article "Virus Hoaxes" is about broadband internet, it was released by Josh Emsley.
In this day and age we have many reasons to believe that we just might have a virus. In the past we only had to make sure our anti-virus program was up-to-date and if by some fluke chance we contracted a virus that was new and undetectable to virus program we needed to contact our anti-virus program makers to let them know and receive their experience and technical aptitude in solving our virus trouble.Now-a-days three is a new kind of trouble cropping up, and it's becoming more and more common. Virus hoaexs are a well-known catch phrase and you might have heard of them in the news or read about them somewhere on-line.
A virus hoax is most commonly srpead in the form of e-mail and is designed to make the receiver of the electronic mail to believe that their computer security has been compromised.Most commonly the electronic mail will tell the recipient that their computer is infected with a virus and they must delete "such and such a file". Step-by-step instructions are usually included and if the person reading the electronic mail is fooled, a file crucial to their computers operations can be deleted. There are many that will try to play on the fear factor and get you to send them your login information to verify your identity as well.There are usually really easily spotted warning signs common to all hoax eamils that you should know about. The first sign that usually gives the hoax away completely is the request in the electronic mail for you to "send this electrnoic mail to everyone you know".
No credible source will ask you to send the electronic mail to all the people you know.
Secondly the eletcronic mail will be trying to sound credible and technical. By saying that their eelctronic mail has been provided by a well-known authority on viruses and providing links to that site, a lot of people will be more likely to believe the electronic mail.
Check the site that is linked to, if you get a generic homepage for say..
Mcafee or Symantec, you more than likely have a hoax. Generally a well-known corporation will have specific information linked in their warning electronic mail.Another way to make sure you're not being hoaxed is to check the major sites of virus and security to see if the electronic mail you received has been indexed as being a hoax. McAfee and Symantec both have pages dedicated to hoaxes. As well there are other sites loaded with info to check out for virus hoaxes.Most of all it's just a good idea to take a sceptical eye when redaing anything you receive on the web.
Just cause something has been written down/typed out and hailed as truth, does not mean it is so. Keep your eyes open and your computer virus-free.Josh is the owenr of New User Help.
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