Ever get one of those e-mail messages that says...."Whatever you do, don't open an e-mail called".......??? Well, many of those supposed viruses are nothing more that someone's idea of a joke. The problem is that many people take it very seriously. Below are two sites that are dedicated to educating folks to which viruses are real and which are nothing more than an hoax. Bookmark these sites. They could save you a lot of grief and worrying....and a lot of wasted time forwarding those e-mails.
McAfee-Virus Hoaxes and Alerts and also SARC - Virus Hoaxes
Here are a couple of sites worth checking out as well.
Don't Spread That Hoax! and also Computer Virus Hoaxes
And finally, this site is worth taking a look at: