Information Technology Services @ Southwestern University at Georgetown

Information Technology Services links on hoaxes, false virus reports, Internet rumors and Chain Letters

Welcome to the ITS page of links to sites on internet hoaxes, false virus reports and chain letters. This site allows campus computer users to quickly check authoritative sources for verification or denial of warnings or chain letters they may receive via e-mail. We ask that you please search these sites before you forward one of those messages.

Urban Legends Reference Pages http://www.snopes.com/  ***Excellent Site***
Urban Legends http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/Urban_Legends/
Symantec Antivirus Research Center http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
DataFellow Virus Information http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/  ***Excellent Site***
DataFellow Virus Hoax Information http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/  ***Excellent Site***
CIAC Internet Hoaxes http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
CIAC Chain Letters http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html
How to subscribe to VIRUS-L and Newsgroups http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html

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