What Is a Computer Hoax?

[jaykant]

Wants some information about the computer hoax and its disadvantage over the system, is this is virus or other then that? I have visited several links for this hoax information but not get the exact answer for this query so if you have some information regarding this please let me suggest about this hoax.

[Niantic]

Hoax is typically in the form of chain email (message or sms). You can also call hoax as a virus hoax. Here the main aim of this chain letter is to send it to as many people as possible by scarring them about some threat or omen if the recipient tries to break this chain. This kind of message mostly consists of some kinds of superstition regarding the good luck and bad luck of sending and breaking the message content. This kind of letter prey on human emotions, religions or promises of wealth and fortune and also suggest them not to break else they have to pay for that in future by losing their closest one. So the people just forward those letters to others and so on the chain is continued.

[Visala28]

The computer hoax is in the form of series letters which is also recognized as a bug fraud because the letter over and over again insists that the user’s computer is infected through a computer virus.
Computer Virus Hoax
The main aim of the Computer viruses are to infect computers, impair and crashing the system. These kinds of files are mostly written into other files or programs, by means of downloaded files and email to increase this mail as many computers as possible. A huge majority of present computer users are awake that these kinds of files live and can do serious damage to their computer and storage memory, and it is also possible the chances of system failure. Hoax doesn’t have actual computer virus. The descriptions of what the supposed virus would do are often amazing and not possible, such as the computer suddenly combusting or else everything on the computer being permanently deleted.

[addie]

In Case you receive this kind of message, this will help you to identify the hoax. A computer hoax emails consist of fake stories, link, news, thoughts which is same as compare to other real message that look like they are from real links (Source) or some kind of valid site, it is well modified that some user aren’t so lucky and fall for the trick, and in order to protect them self from this message they forward it to other. A common hoax include forceful recipients to send a dollar back to the one who sent them the letter, so that when they send their letters off they’ll be receiving money thousands of dollars are often promised for years or similar to that one. Almost everyone knows that one who forwards these email because they either fall for the email’s claims or because they just want to be “safe.” In actuality, chain emails are not a dependable source regarding computer viruses and each and every one attachment and programs should be approached with care.