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Viruses: Hype, Hoaxes & Hazards

On the heels of the worldwide attention payed to the Conficker worm, many are chocking it up to yet another over-hyped non-issue.

While many of the reports sensationalized Conficker beyond reality, the fact remains that the worm is alive and living in millions of computers.

The problem with media reports on malware is that these complex situations are boiled into 30 second sound bites that tend to lean on sensational headlines and quotes.

This week, we thought we would spend more than 30 seconds discussing the current reality and dangers of being a "netizen" and give you specific advice on how to protect yourself from all of the Hype, Hoaxes and very real Hazards!

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Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2009

This Week's Links

• Conficker aftermath: Fizzle or delayed threat?
• 'Ransomware' more likely than Conficker
• Trend Micro's Top Malware threats
• ESET's E-mail based Virus Radar
• Symantec's Threat Explorer rankings
• Windows Live ranking of Top Threats
• AVG's listing of top threates
• Webroot's list of top spyware threats
• Vmyths Hoax virus alerts
• The history of overhyped viruses in the media
• The widespread Fake Video Codec scam
• Fake Adobe Flash video scam