List of computer virus hoaxes

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This is a list of computer virus and computer worm hoaxes.

Name Alias(es) Origin Author References Description
AIDS (none) Unknown Unknown Not to be confused with AIDS (computer virus) or AIDS (trojan horse), this hoax is about a non-existent virus that is purportedly distributed via electronic mail messages that have "OPEN: VERY COOL! :)" as their subjects.
Antichrist (none) Unknown Unknown
AOL4Free Virus (none) Unknown Unknown Not to be confused with the trojan horse of the same name, this hoax is about a non-existent virus that is purportedly distributed via electronic mail messages that have "aol4free.com." as their subjects.
AOL RIOT 2 Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [1]
Baby New Year Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [2]
Bad Times (none) Unknown Unknown [3]
Be My Valentine (none) Unknown Unknown [4]
Big Brother (none) Unknown Unknown [5]
BUDDYLST.ZIP (none) Unknown Unknown [6]
California IBM (none) Unknown Unknown [7]
California Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [8]
Dana (none) Unknown Unknown [9]
ELFBOWL (none) Unknown Unknown [10]
EVIL THE CAT Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [11]
Family Pictures (none) Unknown Unknown [12]
FatCat Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [13]
February 1 (none) Unknown Unknown [14]
Flashmaster G (none) Unknown Unknown [15]
Flower for You (none) Unknown Unknown [16]
Foot N Mouth Virus Warning (none) Unknown Unknown [17]
Forward (none) Unknown Unknown [18]
FREE M & M's (none) Unknown Unknown [19]
Free Money (none) Unknown Unknown [20]
Free Pizza Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [21]
FROGAPULT (none) Unknown Unknown [22]
Gamma2.exe (none) Unknown Unknown [23]
GAP Email Tracking (none) Unknown Unknown [24]
Get More Money Microsoft Virus Unknown Unknown [25]
Ghost (none) Unknown Unknown [26]
Gift from Microsoft (none) Unknown Unknown [27]
Girl Thing (none) Unknown Unknown [28]
GoHip (none) Unknown Unknown [29]
Goldbear Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [30]
Goodtimes virus (none) Unknown Unknown [31]
Google Trojan Hoax (none) Unknown Unknown [32]
Got You (none) Unknown Unknown [33]
Guts to Say Jesus (none) Unknown Unknown [34]
Hacky Birthday Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [35]
Hairy Palms Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [36]
Halloween Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [37]
Happy New Year Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [38]
Hello Dear (none) Unknown Unknown [39]
Help Poor Dog (none) Unknown Unknown [40]
Hitler (none) Unknown Unknown [41]
How to Give a Cat a Colonic (none) Unknown Unknown [42]
INFILTER (none) Unknown Unknown [43]
SARC 'Virus Test' (none) Unknown Unknown [44]
Iraq War (none) Unknown Unknown [45]
Irina (none) Unknown Unknown [46]
Irish Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [47]
Jan1st20.exe Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [48]
Jdbgmgr.exe (none) Unknown Unknown [49]
John Kennedy Jr Trojan (none) Unknown Unknown [50]
Join the Crew (none) Unknown Unknown [51] This hoax is about a non-existent virus that is purportedly distributed via electronic mail messages that have "Join the Crew" as their subjects.
Kleneu66 (none) Unknown Unknown [52]
Launch Nuclear Strike Now (none) Unknown Unknown [53]
Let's Watch TV (none) Unknown Unknown [54]
Life is Beautiful (none) Unknown Unknown [55]
Londhouse Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [56]
Lotus Notes Worm (none) Unknown Unknown [57]
Lump of Coal Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [58]
Macdonald's Screensaver (none) Unknown Unknown [59]
Matrix Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [60]
Microsoft Virus Get More Money Unknown Unknown [61]
Millennium Time Bomb (none) Unknown Unknown [62]
MOBILE PHONE (none) Unknown Unknown [63]
MobilVirus (none) Unknown Unknown [64]
MSN Messenger add a Contact (none) Unknown Unknown [65]
MusicPanel (none) Unknown Unknown [66]
NASTYFRIEND99 (none) Unknown Unknown [67]
NEWYORK BIG DIRT (none) Unknown Unknown [68]
Norman Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [69]
Norton anti - virus v5 (none) Unknown Unknown [70]
Olympic Torch (none) Unknown Unknown [71]
Osama vs Bush (none) Unknown Unknown [72]
Outback Steakhouse (none) Unknown Unknown [73]
Pandemic (none) Unknown Unknown [74]
Penpal Greetings (none) Unknown Unknown [75]
Perrin.exe Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [76]
Phantom Menace Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [77]
Pikachus Ball (none) Unknown Unknown [78]
Playboy Girls (none) Unknown Unknown [79]
Pluperfect (none) Unknown Unknown [80]
Postal Service Email Charge (none) Unknown Unknown [81]
Red Alert (none) Unknown Unknown [82]
Sandman (none) Unknown Unknown [83]
Sarc Virus Test (none) Unknown Unknown [84]
Scoutshacker (none) Unknown Unknown [85]
Sector Zero Virtual Card for You Unknown Unknown [86]
Simon Pugh (none) Unknown Unknown [87]
Slavemaster (none) Unknown Unknown [88]
South Park News Letter (none) Unknown Unknown [89]
Stinky cheese Virus Alert "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Virus Alert" "Weird Al" Yankovic [90] Note that the song, "Virus Alert", is in fact a parody of the exaggerated claims that the authors of computer viruses often make up to try to shock people/delete a file.
SULFNBK.EXE Warning (none) Unknown Unknown [91]
Symantec ASDL Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [92]
Teletubbies Yellow Teletubby Unknown Unknown [93]
The New Ice Age (none) Unknown Unknown [94]
Time Bomb (none) Unknown Unknown [95]
Tuxissa (none) Unknown Unknown [96]
Upgrade Internet 2 (none) Unknown Unknown [97]
Very Cool (none) Unknown Unknown [98]
Virtual Card for You Virus Sector Zero Unknown Unknown [99]
Virtual Card Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [100]
Virus Business (none) Unknown Unknown [101]
W2 Sync Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [102]
W32-PrPlCrcl-G (none) Unknown Unknown [103]
W32.MFG.Tassos@mm (none) Unknown Unknown [104]
W32.XPExp.Worm (none) Unknown Unknown [105]
Wait 48 Hours (none) Unknown Unknown [106]
Watching (none) Unknown Unknown [107]
WAZ UP (none) Unknown Unknown [108]
Welcome to the Matrix (none) Unknown Unknown [109]
Win a Holiday (none) Unknown Unknown [110]
Windows will Fail on Jan 1 (none) Unknown Unknown [111]
Wobbler Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [112]
Wooden Horse (none) Unknown Unknown [113]
WordScribe Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [114]
Work Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [115]
World Domination (none) Unknown Unknown [116]
WTC Survivor (none) Unknown Unknown [117]
Y2KGAME Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [118]
Y2K7 Virus (none) Unknown Unknown [119]
Yellow Teletubby Teletubbies Unknown Unknown [120]
Zlatko (none) Unknown Unknown [121]

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