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Message warning of a non-existent computer virus
A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the
Virus_hoax
Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
A hoax (pl.: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious
Hoax
Hoax aimed at Microsoft Windows users
jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax involved an e-mail spam in 2002 that advised computer users to delete a file named jdbgmgr.exe because it was a computer virus. jdbgmgr
Jdbgmgr.exe_virus_hoax
2006 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
band Sparks. The song serves as a satire of hoax malware warnings such as the Goodtimes virus hoax. "Virus Alert" is an original composition by Yankovic
Virus_Alert
Computer virus hoax
Bad Times is a computer virus hoax sent out by e-mail. This "virus" does not actually exist, and the "warning" is meant to parody the alarmist message
Bad_Times
Virus hoaxes
"Antichrist", or Anticristo, was a Spanish-language computer virus hoax distributed via email in 2001. The email was detected by Symantec, who is the owner
Antichrist_(virus_hoax)
Internet hoax
The Goodtimes virus, also styled as Good Times virus, was a computer virus hoax that spread during the early years of the Internet's popularity. Warnings
Goodtimes_virus
Fake computer virus envisioned as an April Fools' Day joke in 1991
AF/91 was a virus hoax surrounding a computer virus purportedly created by the United States Intelligence Community as a cyberweapon during the Gulf War
AF/91
The following is a list of hoaxes: These types of hoaxes are semi-comical or private "sting operations" intended to expose people. They usually encourage
List_of_hoaxes
Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread
many people as possible. This is called a virus hoax. Virus phases is the life cycle of the computer virus, described by using an analogy to biology.
Computer_virus
credibility to the jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax, which claimed that the files were part of a computer virus. See SULFNBK.EXE for a similar hoax. The Pipes screensaver
List of Easter eggs in Microsoft products
List_of_Easter_eggs_in_Microsoft_products
Malware deployment method
the use of the Terminal application was found. Trojan horse (computing) Virus hoax "Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering
ClickFix
Software to protect against malicious software
(antivirus program) Sandbox (computer security) Timeline of computer viruses and worms Virus hoax Parental controls "What is antivirus software?". Microsoft. Archived
Antivirus_software
Early 2000s e-mail hoax
famous in the early 2000s as the subject of an e-mail hoax. The hoax claimed that SULFNBK.EXE was a virus, and contained instructions to locate and delete
SULFNBK.EXE
Topics referred to by the same term
Sepultura on their debut EP, Bestial Devastation Antichrist (virus hoax), Spanish computer virus hoax Anti-Christian sentiment, encompasses discrimination and
Antichrist_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Microsoft acquisition hoax in which a bogus 1994 press release claims Microsoft has acquired the Roman Catholic Church jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax, an e-mail spam
Microsoft_hoax
Letter written in succession by a group of people
Gratis Internet Jessica Mydek hoax letter Mail and wire fraud Make money fast Multi-level marketing Postcrossing Spam Virus hoax Faxlore – distribution of
Chain_letter
Windows NT operating system component
line programs with the permissions of that user. There are numerous virus hoaxes that claim that csrss.exe is malware and should be removed to prevent
Client/Server Runtime Subsystem
Client/Server_Runtime_Subsystem
Type of fraud and confidence trick
SSA impersonation scam Telemarketing fraud Virus hoax List of scams Arthur, Charles (July 18, 2012). "Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India"
Technical_support_scam
denial-of-service attacks on root nameservers Linux malware Zero-day (computing) Virus hoax Pegasus Rogue security software MS Antivirus (malware) Spysheriff SpywareBot
List of cybersecurity information technologies
List_of_cybersecurity_information_technologies
Windows 9x computer virus
extremely wary about computer viruses, and vulnerable to virus hoaxes. A hoax that spread around Syria warned about a devastating virus that was set to strike
CIH_(computer_virus)
Misinformation about Ebola viruses
conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and quack cures have circulated about ebola viruses, regarding the origin of outbreaks, treatments for ebola virus disease, and preventative
Ebola_misinformation
1995 American TV series or program
computer virus report exists, in which downloading a screensaver of the Frogs destroys your computer. While it is claimed this is a virus hoax it is based
Budweiser_Frogs
Claims about secret problems to be fixed for money
software Romance scam Rose Mackenberg (historic psychic medium investigator) Virus hoax Illinois State Police, Common Citizen Scams Archived 18 July 2011 at the
Fortune_telling_fraud
the electronic age with the virus hoax. Fake anti-virus software falsely claims that a computer is infected with viruses, and renders the machine inoperable
List_of_scams
Topics referred to by the same term
counterculture tabloid underground newspaper Goodtimes virus, also referred to as Good Times, an emailed virus hoax Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard, a fast-food
Good_Times_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
by Sabrina Carpenter from Singular: Act I, 2018 Bad Times, a computer virus hoax This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bad
Bad_Time
Samoan politician
15 December 2020. Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (9 February 2021). "M.P.'s virus 'hoax' claim draws P.M.'s anger". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2021
Afoa_Amituanai_Faleulu_Mauli
2022. Retrieved 14 June 2012. Jones, Les (12 December 1998). "Good Times Virus Hoax F.A.Q". fgouget.free.fr. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved
List_of_Internet_phenomena
Internet meme and joke
the incident as actual news. The Times of India called the Ligma–Johnson hoax "perfectly-timed" and "one of the greatest pranks on the Internet." In a
Ligma_joke
Urban legends that spread via fax machine
fax are now likely to appear as email hoaxes. Specific computer related alarms are the subject of virus hoaxes; email makes forwarding of texts relatively
Faxlore
False or misleading virus information
claimed their faith will protect them from the virus. Without evidence, some people have claimed the virus is a bioweapon accidentally or deliberately leaked
COVID-19_misinformation
Website critically analyzing urban legends
cleaner before he founded Hoax-Slayer.com in August 2003. He was inspired to do so after being convinced that the "Budweiser Frogs virus" really existed, only
Hoax_Slayer
False claim about a crime
A racial hoax occurs when a person (usually the purported victim) falsely claims that a crime was committed by a member of a specific race. the crime may
Racial_hoax
Self-proclaimed medium offering pseudoscientific medical advice
Goop column and his own website. William believes that the Epstein-Barr virus is responsible for multiple ailments, including cancer. He claims to be
Anthony_William
ISBN 978-1-349-57755-2. Hernandez, Patricia (2018-07-23). "After making up a Twitch death hoax, the Internet can't stop joking about 'Ligma'". The Verge. Archived from
List of fictional diseases and disorders
List_of_fictional_diseases_and_disorders
Anti-vaccine and COVID-19 denial conspiracy theorists
he had been posting videos on social media claiming that COVID-19 was a hoax being spread by elites to control society. In 2023, Adil was struck from
World_Doctors_Alliance
False claims about trans people committing violence
rates of violence, such as mass shootings or terrorist attacks. Various hoaxes have also misidentified perpetrators of violent incidents as transgender
Misinformation about violence by transgender people
Misinformation_about_violence_by_transgender_people
BIOS-based computer malware
course, that this is an elaborate hoax". After Ruiu posted data dumps which supposedly demonstrated the existence of the virus, "all signs of maliciousness
BadBIOS
Mythical creature from American folklore
These fabulous beasts appear in tall tales and lend themselves to comic hoaxes by entrepreneurs who seek attention for their own personal or the region's
Jackalope
Use of computers to defraud
insufficiencies of existing laws. Types of computer fraud include: Distributing hoax emails Accessing unauthorized computers Engaging in data mining via spyware
Computer_fraud
Creating email spam or phishing messages with a forged sender identity or address
aimed at providing verifiable information about the origin of email messages Hoax – Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth Joe job – Unsolicited
Email_spoofing
Conspiracy theories related to GMOs
health issues that are mostly unrelated to GMOs, including the 2015–16 Zika virus outbreak and concerns over food safety at Chipotle Mexican Grill. The existence
GMO_conspiracy_theories
Deaths". hoax slayer. 2014-10-09. Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 14 January 2015. Clems (9 August 2014). "Ebola Virus, Two die after
Cultural effects of the Western African Ebola virus epidemic
Cultural_effects_of_the_Western_African_Ebola_virus_epidemic
From 2000 to 2019, Google frequently inserted jokes and hoaxes into its products on April Fools' Day, which takes place on April 1. The company ceased
List of Google April Fools' Day jokes
List_of_Google_April_Fools'_Day_jokes
US military anti-vax COVID-19 propaganda attack
The #ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign (transl. #ChinaIsTheVirus) was a covert Internet anti-vaccination propaganda and disinformation campaign conducted
ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign
ChinaAngVirus_disinformation_campaign
2008 computer worm
hard disk." However, these rumours are inspired by earlier fake virus warning hoaxes and remain false. Computing Trojan horse Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger
Koobface
Misinformation on the virus's origin included that SARS-CoV-2 was a type of rabies along with advice to not eat bats. The virus is in the coronavirus
COVID-19 misinformation in the Philippines
COVID-19_misinformation_in_the_Philippines
1991 horror novel by Koji Suzuki
international film remakes of the 1998 film: a South Korean version (The Ring Virus) and an English-language version (The Ring). After finding out three other
Ring_(Suzuki_novel)
Viral shedding from a vaccine-induced infection
occasionally occur following a viral infection caused by an attenuated (or "live virus") vaccine. Illness in others resulting from transmission through this type
Vaccine_shedding
List of obituaries published before the subject was deceased
subject of a death hoax. In January 2013, a hoax article claimed that he had died in a snowboarding accident in Switzerland. The same hoax was also recirculated
List of prematurely reported obituaries
List_of_prematurely_reported_obituaries
computer incidents. Primarily, this means security vulnerabilities, virus and hoax alerts and similar information security concerns. CIAC was a founding
Computer Incident Advisory Capability
Computer_Incident_Advisory_Capability
Literary work which is deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author
forgery (also known as literary mystification, literary fraud or literary hoax) is writing, such as a manuscript or a literary work, which is either deliberately
Literary_forgery
Annual celebration on 1 April
many Western countries on the 1st of April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fool[s]
April_Fools'_Day
Self-replicating objects or patterns
when these objects are exposed to them. Analogous to the way in which viruses propagate, the term viral pertains to a video, image, or written content
Viral_phenomenon
Type of assault using a needle or syringe
being transmitted in this fashion and has dismissed such emails as a hoax. The hoax was re-emerged in 2017 through social media, claiming that members of
Pin_prick_attack
Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern DRC (2018–2020)
The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and in other parts of Central
Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
Google Moon FAQ humorously mentions a connection to the Google Copernicus hoax, which Google claimed to be developing. Supposedly, by 2069, Google Local
List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
American film producer (born 1959)
producer Life of the Party Executive producer 2006 Snakes on a Plane The Hoax Executive producer 2012 Deadfall Jack Reacher 2017 Broken Memories Executive
Gary_Levinsohn
False or maliciously exaggerated claims about Muslims and Islam
theories revolve around a series of Islamophobic conspiracy theories and hoaxes regarding halal certification in products such as food, beverages and cosmetics
Islamophobic_trope
British former doctor (born 1956)
measles vaccine virus, measles virus, mumps vaccine virus and rubella vaccine virus, and wild strains of the aforementioned viruses) results in ileal
Andrew_Wakefield
Ironic award to COVID-19 skeptic victims
who have "made public declaration of their anti-mask, anti-vax, or Covid-hoax views" are marked as "nominated" if the person is hospitalized with COVID-19
Herman_Cain_Award
Fake news websites are those which intentionally publish hoaxes and misinformation for purposes other than news satire. Some of these sites use homograph
List_of_fake_news_websites
American prankster (born 1945)
performance art, films, and media pranks, often in the form of socially revealing hoaxes. He is regarded as one of the originators of culture jamming. Joey Skaggs
Joey_Skaggs
World Wide Web content existing on darknets
name; however, the evidence points toward all reported instances being hoaxes. On June 25, 2015, the indie game Sad Satan was reviewed by youtubers Obscure
Dark_web
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
websites (also referred to as hoax news websites) are websites on the Internet that deliberately publish fake news—hoaxes, propaganda, and disinformation
Fake_news_website
Wife of Pedro Sánchez (born 1975)
absolutely calm. There is nothing behind these accusations, only a cheap hoax created by far-right groups." The education minister and government spokesperson
Begoña_Gómez
Information mispresented as real
misleading information (misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the
Fake_news
American professor and conspiracy theorist
own people, that the allegation of a crematorium at Sednaya Prison was a hoax, and that the chemical attacks on Sunni areas were actually staged by the
Mark_Crispin_Miller
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
17, 2020). "Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2020. Valencia, Nick;
Donald_Trump
American broadcaster (born 1961)
2014. "Unofficial Opie and Anthony Audio Archive". "RADIO ONLINE". "FCC hoax policy". 2005. Retrieved December 1, 2007. "Opie & Anthony Return To CBS
Anthony_Cumia
Australian historian (1942–2025)
reporter's intimate knowledge of the hoax and what he described as her "triumphant" tone when disclosing the hoax to him, Windschuttle accused the online
Keith_Windschuttle
False belief that HIV does not cause AIDS
belief, despite evidence to the contrary, that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some of
HIV/AIDS_denialism
Realistic artificially generated media
abuse material, celebrity pornographic videos, revenge porn, fake news, hoaxes, bullying, and financial fraud. Academics have raised concerns about the
Deepfake
2016 film
underground bunkers in an effort to save the human race from a deadly flu virus that is destroying the planet. A video narrated by a scientist named Nadine
Domain_(2016_film)
Islamic cleric
virus, Jingir said; Coronavirus was implemented to stop Muslim from Salah, also on Friday at his residence in Jos, Jingir said “Coronavirus is a hoax
Sani_Yahaya_Jingir
Fictional character
memory card containing information on the virus from Ambrose's jacket so that Luther can analyze the virus and its capabilities. Luther also provides
Luther_Stickell
American political activist (1993–2025)
climate change. Kirk promoted climate change denial, calling global warming a hoax. In 2017, Kirk admitted that TPUSA had accepted funding from the fossil fuel
Charlie_Kirk
American comedy horror television series
January 13, 2018. ""This Actress Is Not Happy Her Photo Is Being Used In A Hoax About Trump Fans"". BuzzFeed. June 8, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017. ""Donald
Ash_vs_Evil_Dead
Allegations of US biological warfare
American and allied government officials denounced the allegations as a hoax. The United States biological weapons program operated from 1942 to 1973
Allegations of biological warfare in the Korean War
Allegations_of_biological_warfare_in_the_Korean_War
Fake news website
spin up to get shares that earn us money", with particularly widely spread hoax stories capable of earning thousands of dollars per day from on-site advertising
National_Report
Intentional delayed sabotage of a computer program with activation subject to conditions
met. This technique can be used by a virus or worm to gain momentum and spread before being noticed. Some viruses attack their host systems on specific
Logic_bomb
Australian right-wing commentator and former talkback host
Movement, a climate change denial group which argues that climate change is a hoax perpetrated to form a world government. After the 2010 Australian Federal
Alan_Jones_(talkback_host)
American social networking service
some campaigns are innocuous, others have promoted conspiracy theories or hoaxes, or sought to amplify extremist messages. Some featured trends are globally
X_(social_network)
German mythological hybrid animal
though they might be images of rabbits infected by the Shope papilloma virus which causes tumors that can resemble horns or antlers. The origin of the
Wolpertinger
False claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism
Lancet MMR autism fraud, characterised as "perhaps the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years". The fraudulent research paper, authored by Andrew
MMR_vaccine_and_autism
Type of confidence trick fraud
to Be Wary of Puppy Scams". Retrieved 29 May 2007. Weisbaum, Herb. "Hound hoax: Con artists target dog lovers". NBC News. Archived from the original on
Advance-fee_scam
Indian Scientists are working together to debunk false information about the virus, as of 14 April 2020. The CAA Protests led to a surge of fake news on social
Fake_news_in_India
American political advisor (born 1985)
(1998–present) to promote the effort. In the aftermath of the Duke lacrosse rape hoax, Miller defended the three members of the Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse
Stephen_Miller
1992 fictional book by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon
facility to begin work on a project that would culminate with the Moon landing hoax. The military personnel in charge were in fact cultists who built a 50-foot
The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time
The_Montauk_Project:_Experiments_in_Time
American political website
newspapers and on television around the world. The story was confirmed to be a hoax perpetrated by Todd and—according to Talking Points Memo—spread to reporters
Drudge_Report
Fiance: Self Quarantined' – Alan And Kirlyam Stay Apart, He Fears How The Virus Changes People". April 28, 2020. "Meet 90 Day Fiancé Stars Alan and Kirlyam
List of 90 Day Fiancé episodes
List_of_90_Day_Fiancé_episodes
Fraudulent research
affair about genetically modified crops, and Chris Malyszewicz and the MRSA hoax). A 2003 survey of 366 family doctors in the UK reported that 77% of them
Lancet MMR vaccine-autism report
Lancet_MMR_vaccine-autism_report
Singaporean IT-oriented Internet portal
in settlement". The Straits Times. Chua Hian Hou (8 February 2007). "Bomb hoax youth gets 3 months' jail, $4,000 fine". The Straits Times. "SPH Magazines
HardwareZone
American hate crime and murder victim (1976–1998)
Murder A "Hoax"". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2009. "Congresswoman calls gay death case a 'hoax'". Archived
Matthew_Shepard
Terrorism involving biological agents
or dissemination of biological agents. These agents include bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or their toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring
Bioterrorism
American podcaster and comedian (born 1967)
on his show, Rogan shared the widely discredited litter boxes in schools hoax, claiming that public schools were providing litter boxes to students who
Joe_Rogan
University of Charleston characterized as "perhaps the most damaging medical hoax of the last 100 years". The fraudulent research paper authored by Wakefield
Anti-vaccine_activism
British spy thriller TV series (2022–present)
"cicada" referred to a supposed Russian sleeper programme dismissed as a hoax after no agents were uncovered and its alleged mastermind, Alexander Popov
Slow_Horses
Season of television series
a strange insect while exploring BP6-3Q1. Upon returning to earth, the virus begins changing Teal'c's DNA into its own. He escapes the SGC and develops
Stargate_SG-1_season_2
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Australian, Danish, German, Italian, Latin, Swedish, Swiss
Lively; Life
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the personal name (Latin Vivianus, a derivative of vivus ‘living’, ‘alive’). The name was borne by a 5th-century bishop of Saintes, France, and was popular among the Normans, by whom it was introduced to England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wīc (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire. The term seems to have been used, in particular, to denote an outlying dairy farm or a salt works.English and German : from a medieval personal name, Middle English Wikke, German Wicko, a short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element wīg ‘battle’, ‘war’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English, Old French vertu ‘moral worth’; ‘goodness’ (Latin virtus ‘manliness’, ‘valor’, ‘worth’). This may have been bestowed on a good or pious person, it may alternatively have been a sarcastic nickname for a prig, or it may have been borne by someone who had played the part of Virtue in a medieval mystery play.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. It has been established that wÄ«chÄm was an Old English term for a settlement (Old English hÄm) associated with a Romano-British town, wÄ«c in this case being an adaptation of Latin vicus. Childswickham in Gloucestershire bears a British name with a different etymology. The surname is now also common in Ireland, where it was taken in the 17th century.Thomas Wickham is recorded as a freeman of Weathersfield, CT, in 1658.
Boy/Male
Greek
Challenged Odysseus on his return to Ithaca.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Variegated
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
In Good Health
Boy/Male
Hindu
Variegated
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Krishna's Son
Boy/Male
Latin
Lively.
Male
Egyptian
, Roman emperor Verus.
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Roman Latin Vitus, VID means "life."
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Vitus, VITO means "life."
Boy/Male
Tamil
In good health
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Weekley, from Old English wīc ‘settlement’, perhaps in this case a Roman settlement, Latin vicus + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Girl/Female
Latin
Virtue.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord krishnas son
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Vitus, WIT means "life."
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Roman Latin Vitus, VIDA means "life." Compare with feminine Vida.
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