Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 YAHOO! worm E-mail worm is contained, Yahoo says Wed, June 14, 2006 By AP SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- Yahoo Inc. said yesterday it has blocked a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, the world's largest. Unlike many worms that require an attachment to be opened, the latest one, dubbed Yamanner, infected a recipient's computer as soon as the toxic e-mail was opened. It then scanned contact lists for more targets, according to security software maker Symantec Corp. 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. " We have taken steps to resolve the issue and protect our users from further attacks of this worm, " Yahoo said. " The solution has been automatically distributed to all Yahoo Mail customers, and requires no additional action on the part of the user. " The worm arrived in the form of an e-mail containing JavaScript and contains the words New Graphic Site in the subject field, according to Symantec. Also yesterday, Microsoft Corp. released eight critical updates to patch security holes in its Windows operating system, Internet Explorer browser, Windows Media Player and Office productivity software. The critical patches all are to prevent an attacker from taking control of another person's computer without that user's permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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