Have you been getting strange emails from yahoo telling you your password is changed, and a file is attached?

Question

I have tried contacting yahoo to see if these are spoof or worse, attached to a virus that Yahoo recently was hit by...
I do not open attachments that feel wrong and this definetly feels wrong.
Has anybody else been getting these strange emails?
I also got some from other sources, so this is why the suspicion, and again I am getting the Lottery winners emails...so that is on again too...
Also, how can my email be cancelled if I am currently using it..strange...
Be careful not to open attachments that appear from a known source.. sometimes there is just a small change...which you do not pick up...Yahoo NEVER emails you like a private email..so this is a dangerous zip to open I know...
Let me know if you are getting these too..

Answer 1

This email is bogus and infected. Do not open the attachment. If you did open it then go here to remove the infection.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/bugbusting.mspx

Answer 2

I haven't been getting those from Yahoo, but I do periodically get similar "Phishing" emails from eBay, payal, various banks (where I don't even have accounts), etc.

Report them to the legitimate company that the scammers are trying to impersonate (Without opening attachments!!!!) and delete!

Also be aware - a lot of those phishers are sending out emails in which the entire content is one big image with an embedded link (although it looks like text) and if you click ANYWHERE within the body of the email, you will be re-directed to the spammers website where God-knows-what they'll give you (virus, cookie, etc) or you'll give them (personal info).

Take Care & Be safe!!! : )

Answer 3

Yahoo would never email you asking you to change your password. That is a phishing site thats targeting you to give up your username and password. They will use it against you and hack into your yahoo. The attachment is either a trojan or a virus. Once you open it, it will circulate throughout your computer and it will install a keylogger into your system and the hacker will know everything you input into the computer. Do not ever trust an email asking you to put in personal information. 99% of companies will never email you asking you to change your password, they would contact you either through telephone or through snail mail.

Answer 4

Simple advice, never open an email from someone you don't know that contains an attachment... I frequently receive emails from strangers because they are business-related, but usually there are clues in the subject line that tell me the email is safe. Spammers are tricky and find ways to deceive people regardless of the method... regardless of the subject matter, if it's junk, I delete it.

Answer 5

when you receive something that you feel is wrong, check the address, if there is alot of numbers and symbols in the address bar then it's more than likely a virus, ad-ware or some other, and never give out your personal info, like if you have some accounts on-line with credit cards, like eBay, they will never ask you for your personal info after setting up your account, just be careful. and don't open anything that you feel is wrong, if it's something important they'll send you another message

Answer 6

All you need to do is answer the security questions and they will e-mail the password to a different e-mail. If it is a fake address and you don't have any idea on the answers, you won't get the password.

Answer 7

Yeah, Yahoo will always accept you letting them know about messages like this. There are always suspicious emails such as this that contain viruses, etc.

Answer 8

I would just dis regaurd the e-mail and delete it along with all the other crap people send

Answer 9

Thanks for the heads up on a probable virus.