Virus Hoaxes Hoaxes Virus hoaxes are, in fact, a form of virus. A message is sent to a group of people asking them to forward the message to everyone they know. The object is to get everyone sending copies of warning message to everyone else, thus clogging up E-mail systems.
New hoaxes appear almost every month.
If you receive a message asking you to warn everybody about a virus, please do not do so. Instead, you might wish to check some of the many virus hoax web pages. Back to the Office of Information Technology home page Send questions or comments to the Office of Information Technology .