The Security Mentor

Sad to say, some of the warnings making the rounds are bogus.

You can spot many of the hoaxes without being a computer expert. The opinionated but useful site vmyths.com has a list of warning signs. If you want a list that's longer and more boring, check out this government site.

The single biggest tipoff is if you get mail that says "please forward this to all your friends". Real alerts from antivirus companies and corporate security departments never say things like that.