Hackers And Hoaxes
By Trina L.C. SchillerEveryone who has an ISP, understands, or at least knows about how hackers use viruses, Trojans and other web nasties, to infect and mess up your computer. No headline news there. (Unfortunately, we still don't understand why they do it, or at least I don't.) But hackers don't have to write malicious code or hijack your browser to do some serious damage to your system. Oh no... A well written email with no attachments, can do the trick. They only have to start a rumor. Hackers can easily manipulate you into trashing your own computer. All they have to do is begin a hoax. What do I mean by that? Let me explain.Have you ever gotten emails from people you know that say something like: Scan your hard drive for such and such a file! If you find i...