Virus in Yahoo e-mail

mcbrunnhilde · 06-13-2006, 01:11 PM

Here's a link to the story about the virus. Please note that this is not an attachment-based virus...all you have to do is just open the e-mail and it infects you.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/tech/computer_security

flareak · 06-13-2006, 01:16 PM

thank goodness i use a mac

seasidetraveler · 06-13-2006, 01:24 PM

Crap! It hit me yesterday!!! I thought it was an e-mail from my friend, and new right away something was up! grr

brandon · 06-13-2006, 01:30 PM

Easy, there, no need to panic. This is a very short uninformed article. And believe it or not, the worm isn't the first of it's kind; just the first of its kind found in the wild. Here's the SANS ISC writeup on the threat:

http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1398

Excerpt:

"Analysis... shows that both variants are flawed therefore they spread very effectively but do not actually perform the intended action."

See also the F-Secure blog entry. Short answer: disable JavaScript (you haven't already?!). If you use Firefox (you aren't already?!), the NoScript add-on works quite nicely for this purpose.

By the way, this is not a Prius-related thread. It needs to be moved from the main forum to FHOP, please. Mods?

06-13-2006, 01:30 PM	#4
brandon Proud member of the "Lunatic Fringe" Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 769 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Easy, there, no need to panic. This is a very short uninformed article. And believe it or not, the worm isn't the first of it's kind; just the first of its kind found in the wild. Here's the SANS ISC writeup on the threat: http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1398 Excerpt: "Analysis... shows that both variants are flawed therefore they spread very effectively but do not actually perform the intended action." See also the F-Secure blog entry. Short answer: disable JavaScript (you haven't already?!). If you use Firefox (you aren't already?!), the NoScript add-on works quite nicely for this purpose. By the way, this is not a Prius-related thread. It needs to be moved from the main forum to FHOP, please. Mods? __________________ Brandon 2005 Driftwood Pearl Prius, BC (Package #6), Delivered 10/21/2004

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06-13-2006, 01:11 PM	#1
mcbrunnhilde Opera singin' Prius nut! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 596 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Here's a link to the story about the virus. Please note that this is not an attachment-based virus...all you have to do is just open the e-mail and it infects you. http://news.yahoo.com/fc/tech/computer_security

06-13-2006, 01:16 PM	#2
flareak Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 727 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	thank goodness i use a mac

06-13-2006, 01:24 PM	#3
seasidetraveler Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: So~Cal Posts: 614 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Crap! It hit me yesterday!!! I thought it was an e-mail from my friend, and new right away something was up! grr