In the case of e-legends, the community in question is the 'wired community' collectively known as the Internet. From its origins in academic and defense department computing, the Internet has gradually come to affect almost every aspect of modern life, from how we gather and arrange information, to where we go to buy a new car. Virus hoaxes thrive in a community for whom the threat of virus infection is a genuinely frightening possibility. Although they rarely do the amount of damage that hoaxes suggest, computer viruses do spread online and are, in fact, capable of destroying vast quantities of information. The assertion that these viruses can do the impossible and the common belief that they are the creation of hackers has elevated both hackers and viruses to an otherworldly status.
Viruses act as the spells cast by mythical hackers.
It has also undergone the most changes during its lifetime. It is a virus that will erase your hard drive. Forward this to all your friends. It may help them a lot. The threat is no longer just a file, but now the words themselves.