Why virus hoaxes are no joke

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Email-born viruses are becoming increasingly complex and damaging, which makes the prospect of virus hoaxes taking up system resources and staff time all the more annoying. But how much of a threat do hoaxes pose? Pia Heikkila reports...

By Pia Heikkila

Wednesday 28 February 2001

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