Katzaniel Posted March 8, 2004 Report Posted March 8, 2004 I simply had to share this with someone. Enjoy. --- support@yahoo.com wrote: > Dear user of Yahoo.com, > > We warn you about some attacks on your e-mail account. Your computer may > contain viruses, in order to keep your computer and e-mail account safe, > please, follow the instructions. > > For further details see the attach. > > Sincerely, > The Yahoo.com team > http://www.yahoo.com > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream name=Attach.pif I wrote: (please note, I didn't really think this was from Yahoo) Um... "for further details see the attachment"...??? I don't care if you are the support team, I do NOT open unsolicited attachments. If you want me to do something about so-called possible viruses, please send me the information directly. Thank you. Yahoo replied: Hello, Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail. Recently, there have been reports of theW32.Beagle.J@mm/W32/Bagle.j@mm worm virus spreading quickly across email networks. Typical of worms, the W32.Beagle.J@mm worm propagates itself by sending a mass email with an infected attachment to email addresses found in an infected computer's files (e.g., address books, text files, etc.). Infected attachments may come in the form of the following files: .zip or .pif. The .zip file contains a password-protected .exe file with the 5-digit password mentioned in the email. In addition, the email that is sent out by the worm will contain a forged email address in the "From:" field of the email header beginning with one of the following: management@, administration@, staff@, noreply@, or support@. Therefore, email users may receive an infected message and it may appear to have come from a familiar domain, when in fact, it came from a totally different source. (Note: The forging of the email header may also result in users receiving "Failure Delivery" messages for messages they never sent out. If you receive such a message, we encourage you to just delete it.) For more information on this particular worm, you may visit: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...eagle.j@mm.html It is important to note that Yahoo! Mail is a web-based email system. Your email messages, address book, and other account information are stored on Yahoo!'s servers, rather than on your computer. Because most viruses and worms infect your local computer, it is very unlikely that this worm would propagate through a Yahoo! Mail account. Furthermore, simply viewing your email messages in Yahoo! Mail does not make your computer vulnerable to the worm. Attachments sent along with emails are not a threat to your system if you do not download or open them. However, if you choose to download or open an email attachment, your computer does become vulnerable to computer viruses and worms. The same is true of all files you download to your computer, whether email attachments or not. Always keep in mind that there is a risk involved whenever downloading email attachments to your computer or sending email attachments to others. As stated in the Yahoo! Terms of Service, neither Yahoo! nor its licensors are responsible for any damages caused by your decision to do so. The Yahoo! Mail Abuse team recommends that you never download files from an unknown source. As a general rule, we recommend that you always choose to scan email attachments for viruses before downloading them, even if the sender may be familiar to you. Following these suggestions will greatly reduce your likelihood of experiencing trouble from computer viruses and worms. If you believe you have a virus or worm on your system, we recommend that you run an anti-virus program with the latest updates. You may also choose to contact your computer's user support group for assistance. Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care. Regards, Clarence Yahoo! Customer Care http://www.yahoo.com/
Ozymandias Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 *clutches his temples at the sudden headache, but smiles* Oh my...
Jareena Faye Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 Those guys at Yahoo have got to do something about their run-on sentences. *man... are people that bored?*
Lady Celes Crusader Posted March 9, 2004 Report Posted March 9, 2004 At least they did told where to go for further information. *lol*
Recommended Posts