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Computer Viruses and “False Authority Syndrome
COMPUTER VIRUSES AND “FALSE AUTHORITY SYNDROME”
4TH EDITION © 1995,97 ROB ROSENBERGER; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. INTERNET E-MAIL: us@kumite.com WORLD WIDE WEB: http://www.kumite.com/myths
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................................................................1 Copyright notice & distribution policies ..................................................................................................................1 Author Biography .....................................................................................................................................................2 FALSE AUTHORITY SYNDROME.......................................................................................................................................3 Virus pseudo-experts.................................................................................................................................................4 Computer security experts ........................................................................................................................................5 Computer repairmen.................................................................................................................................................6 Magazines, newspapers, TV......................................................................................................................................7 The “Green Paint Factor”...................................................................................................................................8 John Q. Public ..........................................................................................................................................................9 Implications of False Authority Syndrome................................................................................................................9 Conclusion

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