Delete “hidserve.exe” from your Computer–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning that says to search your Windows system directory for a file called hidserv.exe and delete it. It is said to be collecting your personal data and passing it along to someone else. The Truth: According to Microsoft, hidserv.exe is a file …
Forward the “Mindreader” Email and Your Lover’s Name Will Appear on Your Screen–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The writer of this email says that if you forward the message to ten other people, the name of your lover will appear on your computer screen. The Truth: It’s a hoax. This is another of the “forward …
Forward an email to see your lover's name on the screen-Fiction! Read More »
U.S. Senate Bill S. 1618 Allows “Spam” to Come to Your Email Box As Long As The Email Complies With the Law-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An unsolicited commercial email comes to you with the message at the bottom that says: This message is sent in compliance with the new email bill section 301. …
According to a new law, email Spam is okay-Fiction! Read More »
Forward An Email to Avoid Being The Victim of Hackers Targeting MSN–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email claims to be from a bunch of disgruntled MSN users who have become hackers (computer hobbyists who try to break into websites). They claim to be able to collect names from emails that are sent over the …
Microsoft Says an Unnamed Virus Can, and Probably Will, Destroy Most Internet Computers–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims to include Microsoft Security Bulletin “MS01-039” and warns that a virus that has not yet been assigned a name has been released on the Internet and has the ability to “destroy data like none seen …
Forward An Email Petition to Save MSN Messaging-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This warning says that MSN Messenger is going to be discontinued by September 14th, 2001. If you forward the email to everyone you know, however, each message will count as a “signature” on a petition and 500,000 signatures will save MSN Messenger. If …
Dell Refused to Sell a Computer to a Man Because he Was a Gun maker-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says it is from a gunsmith named Jack Weigand who is upset that an order for a laptop computer to Dell was canceled. He says that after he ordered it and it failed …
Gun maker Says Dell refused to sell him a computer-Truth! Read More »
Hotmail Is Shutting Down, May Cancel Accounts Or Start Charging Unless You Send Emails Protesting The Action-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are a number of Hotmail eRumors making the rounds: …In one, an email from a Hotmail executive says Hotmail is getting too crowded and that you should forward his email to 20 people …
Hotmail will shut down if you don't forward an email about it-Fiction! Read More »
Family Tree Maker Version 9.0 Genealogy Software Is Spyware–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:A warning that the best-selling genealogy software Family Tree Maker, Version 9, has tracking software included that spies on your Internet activity, then sends that information to FTM’s parent company, Mattel. The Truth: It’s a little complicated, but according to the folks at Family …
Family Tree Maker version 9 genealogy software Is spyware-Fiction! Read More »
The FCC Proposes Charging Extra For Internet Access to Make Up For Lost Postage Due to Email Activity-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A widely distributed email warns that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is proposing adding a five cents per message charge for sending emails, authorizing phone companies to charge extra for the time spent …
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