E-mail worm attacks Yahoo mail (Daily Bulletin 06142006)

OH, MY..MY...These viruses one right after another attacking and going after what we hold dear!! Our Computers. I just want to know what or why the idiot sent the virus out to end Yahoo for example to begin with?? The Idiot doesn't get that Yahoo and many other Mail Program's are out for all of us to enjoy. Does Yahoo not give their service to them for Free, cannot be they give their service to everyone for Free!! Must be because then they can brag to their friends that they were the ones that were mentioned in the news about a Virus!! WOW!! I have goose bumps. Knowing that it was one of my friends. I would punch my friend especially if they infected my computer, my friends computer or a perfect strangers computer. Then After I punched them, I would call the Authorities and "SNICH" That is right I would call in and be a Snich, that would be my turn on!!

BSRancher

PS: Guess I am old fashioned that way!!

E-mail worm attacks Yahoo mail Associated Press

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. 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. 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(at)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.