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There was a widespread hoax about an imaginary virus called "Londhouse" which was posted to dozens of newsgroups in July 1998.

The hoax looked like this:

        Subject: Altavista has go virus infection!

        From: [email protected]
        I've just got news which are very important if you
        use Altavista search engine. The computers which
        control Altavistas files has got virus infection.
        The virus has got the name "Londhouse" and it's
        very dangerous.
        So don't use the Altavista because it's a very big
        possibility that you get virus infection to your
        own computer. You have to understand how big risk
        this is to everybody who use the internet.
        Please, warn your friends about this risk.
        Today interfax news by
        editor Jhon Karlson.
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Please do not forward this hoax. Such threat does not exist.

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Welcome to my hoax section if you encounter a message about a virus please send to [email protected] or call me on ICQ#22015420 I do not spread hoaxes! these pages are simply to inform other users that they are hoaxes. Please to not spread hoaxes. Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users who think they are helping the community by spreading the warning. Do not forward hoax messages. There have been cases where e-mail systems have collapsed after dozens of users forwarded a false alert to everybody in the company. Corporate users can get rid of the hoax problem by simply setting a strict company guideline: End users must not forward virus alarms. Ever. If such message is received, end users could forward it to the IT department but not to anyone else.