How to get rid of yahoo e-mail worm?

Answer 1

an email worm is a type of virus designed to infiltrate a web based email account, like yahoo, and spread itself to all the addresses in your contact list. Because it is essentially a virus, antivirus software will be able to detect and eliminate it, however because it attacks internet based email accounts it can only be done from being in physical vicinity to the server on which your account exists. Therefore I suggest you contact Yahoo directly and request that they scan your account for you and remove the virus. The risk here is that in removing the virus, they will also remove all saved information within the email account in the process, which is why their first response will be to ask you to simply get yourself a new account, under a new name, and transfer your saved data across, and use the infected account as a subserver for your online dealings. contact Yahoo for more information on how to do this, if your interested.