[DOC] [TLE] Computer Virus Hoaxes - Dr. R. Standler [PAR] hoaxes about computer viruses and worms, and how to recognize a hoax. ... 1. 
Characteristics of a Hoax 2. Examples of Hoaxes 3. Proper Response to Hoaxes 
... "will wreak terrible havoc on your computer"; "this is a very dangerous virus, 
much .... is sending email under the title "Good Times" nationwide, if you get 
anything... [DOC] [TLE] Computer Threats - The Computer Doctor.com Vista California 92083 [PAR] 1994: Good Times email hoax tears through the computer community. The hoax 
warns of a malicious virus that will erase an entire hard drive just by ... 1995: 
Word Concept becomes one of the most prevalent viruses in the mid-1990s. ..... If 
you do, your computer gets infected with malware that can disable security and... [DOC] [TLE] Computer Virus Timeline - Infoplease [PAR] If you own or use a computer, you are vulnerable to malware. ... 1994: Good 
Times email hoax tears through the computer community. The hoax warns of a 
malicious virus that will erase an entire hard drive just by opening an email with 
the ... 1995: Word Concept becomes one of the most prevalent viruses in the mid-
1990s. [DOC] [TLE] Goodtimes Virus | Know Your Meme [PAR] Goodtimes Virus is an Internet e-mail hoax about a computer virus named 
Goodtimes, which cautioned its readers not to open or delete any e-mail 
containing the phrase Good Times in the subject ... If you should receive this file
, do not download it! ... mail message with the subject line of xxx-1 will infect 
your computer. [DOC] [TLE] Sophos Threatsaurus: The A-Z of computer and data security threats [PAR] Whether you're an IT professional, use a computer at work ... email viruses, 
Trojans, Internet worms, spyware, ... Today, malware is unlikely to delete your 
hard .... open the disk in Windows Explorer. .... A brute force attack is one in which 
hackers try a large number of possible .... security software will protect you 
against fake. [DOC] [TLE] threatsaurus - QBE European Operations [PAR] The early 1990s saw global panic about the Michelangelo virus. Again, in this ... 
To protect your business from the threats of email-borne viruses, spam and 
spyware, ... If your computer is infected with malware, you will be able .... The 
preview setting effectively opens the email and lets spammers know that you 
receive their. [DOC] [TLE] Penn Information Security: Hoaxes, Frauds & Scams [PAR] Apr 23, 2010 ... Many goods and services that, prior to the late 1990s, could only be purchased ... 
In many cases, common sense will tell you if an email or website is ... site that will 
surreptitiously download malicious software onto your computer, ... The first great 
Internet hoax, the infamous "Good Times" virus (1994) still... [DOC] [TLE] 4.22 Cyber Disruption Cyber disruption can be caused by many ... [PAR] Jul 23, 2014 ... Internet connectivity, computer viruses, or state-sponsored hacking ... Cyber 
technologies are one of the most powerful dynamics shaping ...... can spread if 
such documents are opened on other computers. ..... Good Times email hoax 
tears through the computer community. .... The I LOVE YOU virus, or the. [DOC] [TLE] Virus Hoax - Scambusters.org [PAR] E-mail users can block spam simply by subscribing to the Bigfoot Anti-Spam 
Defense ... However, interspersed among real virus notices are computer virus 
hoaxes. ... The warnings are very similar to those for Good Times, stating that the 
FCC ... If you receive an email message with the subject line Deeyenda, DO 
NOT... [DOC] [TLE] Lecture 8: Malware - NCSU COE People [PAR] One week after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, computer systems 
worldwide were attacked by ... Nimda self-propagated by e-mail, making it a 
worm. ... SoBig opened a fourth line of attack, by exploiting compromised hosts to 
send spam. .... It said that if you read such a message, your hard drive would be 
erased. [DOC] [TLE] OUXML File 97 - The Open University [PAR]

Question: The 1990s "Good Times" one, which would erase your hard drive if you opened an e-mail, was a hoax
Answer: a virus