a hoax

تعريف a hoax في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: spoof; mare's nest
hoax: Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick
hoax: To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated
hoax: In virus terms, an email that warns of an invalid viral infection or risk, causing more concern than necessary to the user See our Malware Hoax database for more information
hoax: There are lots of virus hoaxes going around, especially the email type Good Times is the most well known hoax with plenty to follow The bottom line is that you can never get a virus from just downloading and reading your mail It is possible to get a virus from an email attachment - but you have to save and open/run the attachment to risk infection Hoaxes are often official sounded, unsolicited, and reference important sound official like places If you think you have a virus or have received a legitimate warning, check out my site to confirm your suspicions More often than not, if it was unsolicited email sent to you it is probably a hoax
hoax: To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively
hoax: to trick
hoax: An e-mail that tries to scare people and is not true
hoax: An e-mail warning of some devastating virus The e-mail states that this knowledge is new and unknown to the public It may mention a company or instituition whose name is known by the public to present a valid facade Typically there's no file attachment in the e-mail and no reference to a third party who can validate the claim and the general 'tone' of the message
hoax: A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial
hoax: {i} mischievous deception, act intended to deceive or trick
hoax: (See Canard )
hoax: To deceive (someone) with a hoax
hoax: A chain letter that usually describes a horribly devastating virus, when in fact the virus is a complete fabrication
hoax: an untrue, invalid, or outdated email message written to convince the recipient to send the message to others Hoaxes may be recognized by examining the technical sounding but incorrect language and by the recipient These are related to email chain letters which usually contain a hook, a threat, and a request (to forward the message or even send money)
hoax: {f} trick, deceive, dupe
hoax: subject to a palyful hoax or joke
hoax: Misleiding - Message that describes a particular virus that does not exist
hoax: A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke
hoax: A deceptive trick, often done in mischief 10 13
hoax: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
hoax: The most common hoax, however, is the hoax virus This usually consists of an Email message warning recipients about a new and terribly destructive virus It ends by suggesting that the reader should warn his or her friends and colleagues, perhaps by simply forwarding the original message to everyone in their address book The result is a rapidly growing proliferation of pointless emails that can increase to such an extent that they overload systems
hoax: Refers to being trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
hoax: A chain letter that usually spreads a false virus warning