[pchelpers] News:Yahoo Says E-Mail Worm Now Contained
- From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:59:03 +1200
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 13, 2006; 3:06 PM
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.
More here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061300907.html
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