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Scam Is the New Spam

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Sun Jun 01 2003

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The author of this article believes email hoaxes like Teddy Bear hoax are harmless to computers, but perhaps not so sure about computer users. Like viral worms, this hoax exists simply to spread to as many computers as possible. But Debugger virus masquerades as a worm, using psychology instead of computer code to spread. The hoax presents an email warning stating that the sender's computer has been infected by a virus and that it's likely that the recipient could have been infected, too. Instead of using an actual embedded virus, it just exploits our sense of decency in order to spread. The author prescribes good sense, better understanding of related technologies, and a sense of humor to tackle such problems.

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