2006-06-15 18:30:48 · 4 answers · asked by confused 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
just did my own search --- CNN.com - Computer worm hits Yahoo mail - Jun 13, 2006
Yahoo Inc., the world's largest provider of e-mail services, said on Monday that a software virus aimed at Yahoo Mail users had infected "a very small fraction" of its base of more than 200 million accounts.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/TECH/internet/06/13/yahoo.virus.reut/?...
2006-06-15 18:35:17 · update #1
Thanks -- this "new graphics" thing popped up on my freecycle site..
2006-06-15 18:49:36 · update #2
Basically it's a piece of Javascript that when you open the e-mail to view it's contents runs this script and reads all the e-mail addresses in your inbox and other folders (anything with @.yahoo.com or @yahoogroups.com) and then begins to send e-mails to each and every address from your account. The tell tale sign of it was the subject "New Graphics Site". From what I hear Yahoo has "supposedly fixed" this flaw in their coding so it's no longer working.
2006-06-15 18:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It was a weakness in the Javascript code of the email client, but was more a potential than actual threat. Yahoo! has fixed it.
2006-06-15 18:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Surfer94303 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, haven't heard.
How did you hear about it? If you got an email telling you, then the email probably is the virus or is trying to lead you to it.
2006-06-15 18:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by C Bass 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
didn't get me, I have my internet condom on all the itme
2006-06-15 18:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by butchell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋