1.   Apparently, people with far too much free time pump out hundreds of virus hoaxes daily.

2.   As a home computer user you are far more likely to be the recipient of a virus hoax than you are to be the recipient of a virus.

3.   All these sites do their best to identify virus hoaxes.

4.   In addition to destructive viruses, e-mail has been the conduit for a troubling collection of chain letters, petitions, and virus hoaxes.

5.   Patrick Bartkus, a senior network support analyst in Columbia, suggests another option for getting the skinny on virus hoaxes.

6.   These people have more time on their hands than the cyber vandals who dream up virus hoaxes.

7.   Virus hoaxes far outnumber actual viruses.