Did anyone here get hit by the Yahoo worm?

I did and now I got banned from a Yahoogroup because of it. Anyways there is an article on their site about it, I'd link it but I am at the library right now and their system doesn't allow me to right click to cut and paste.

Man I am telling you, it's something. They are recommending to upgrade your mail service and also to change the settings in your e-mail to read messages at the groups' site rather than recieve e-mails.

It has something to do with a vulnerability in their system.

Blue

:evilgrin:

No it's an actual worm and it takes your e-mail address and then sends it out to everyone on your list and yahoo groups.

It fucked everything up for me. Like I said I was banned from VodouSpirit@yahoogroups.com

It was targeting any e-mail with yahoo.com or yahoogroups.com

blue

announcing the worm. My yahoo mail pretty much ceassed - I usually get plenty.

if my dad upgraded his Norton software if it would detect it from a Yahoo message.

Blue

Could this be an identity theft thing as well?

God I hope not, not that I have anything important online.

Blue

Or some more info?

There were many strange things going on with my yahoo account this morning.

I've heard nothing about this.

it's on their front page. If not just google "Yamanner worm"

I can't link because the library won't allow me to.

BLue

and I opened it.. before they had warnings about it. I don't think it infected me, as it had things removed from it by the time it reached me. I wish assholes who think these things up would actually use their apparent computer talents to get a freakin' real job. No one is impressed with the virus.. for all of the time they spend cooking these things up they could actually start a legit biz and get to leave the house occasionally.

Security companies pay big bucks for people like this to strenghten their software.

Blue

Highlight the text and hit CTRL+C for copy and CTRL+V for paste.

:hi:

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) said Tuesday it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world's largest.

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The worm, dubbed "Yamanner," infected a recipient's computer as soon as the toxic e-mail was opened. It then scanned contact lists for additional targets, according to security software maker Symantec Corp.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo said "a very small fraction" of its more than 200 million e-mail accounts were infected Monday when the problem was first identified. The worm didn't affect the next version of Yahoo's e-mail service, which remains in its test, or "beta," phase.

"We have taken steps to resolve the issue and protect our users from further attacks of this worm," Yahoo spokeswoman Kelley Podboy said. "The solution has been automatically distributed to all Yahoo Mail customers, and requires no additional action on the part of the user."

As a precaution against variations on the Yamanner worm, Yahoo advised its e-mail users to update their antivirus programs and block all incoming correspondence from av3@yahoo.com.

The worm arrived in the form of an e-mail containing JavaScript and contains the words "New Graphic Site" in the subject field, according to Symantec, the maker of Norton antivirus software.

Unlike many worms that require an attachment to be opened, the latest bug was unleashed as soon as the e-mail was opened. It burrowed into e-mail contact lists in search of addresses containing the domains yahoo.com and yahoogroups.com, according to Symantec.


Edited to say this came from the Yahoo site

Edited again to include link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060613/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_worm;_ylt=Ahb9wbcl0iVujUl8zzwPSxWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

:-)