Page 1 of 1
Possible virus warning for Yahoo! Email users
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:19 pm
by Brent
I just recieved an email from "admin@yahoo.com" telling me that I had successfully changed my password.
Thing is... I didn't. There's an attachment that is a Zip file with it, but I'm not going to open it. It looks very suspicious to me.
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:41 pm
by streetsoldier
If it's actually FROM Yahoo!, any mail will come highlighted with the Yahoo! logo in the E-heading in your Inbox; you were correct in not opening it.

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:43 pm
by Brent
streetsoldier wrote:If it's actually FROM Yahoo!, any mail will come highlighted with the Yahoo! logo in the E-heading in your Inbox; you were correct in not opening it.

That's what I thought... Spamguard was on, so it went to Bulk Mail automatically(along with the hundreds of other emails I get

)
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:18 pm
by AussieMark
I can't stand viruses or spyware. Those are 2 things that really annoy me in regard to computers. Wish u could send it back and destroy the authors senders network or something in the process

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:16 am
by TexasStooge
tropicalweatherwatcher wrote:I can't stand viruses or spyware. Those are 2 things that really annoy me in regard to computers. Wish u could send it back and destroy the authors senders network or something in the process

Wouldn't that be nice.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:29 am
by LAwxrgal
Yeppers, it's a virus. Delete it immediately.
It's a virus that pretends to be an email from a legitimate source.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:25 am
by Stephanie
Thanks Brent! I have Yahoo! e-mail and I'll make sure that I delete that message ASAP. It should be in my Bulk mail folder anyway.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:37 am
by TexasStooge
Thanks for the heads up!
I also have Yahoo! Mail. The message hasn't been sent to me yet, but I'll be sure to delete it if it comes to me.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:43 am
by CaptinCrunch
Since we are our own internet email provider this spam/virus was quite funny, since I'm the Network/security Administrator.

and this was sent to me
Dear Valued Member,
According to our site policy you will have to confirm your account by the following link or else your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
Thank you for your attention to this question. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,Ftwha Security Department Assistant.