Watch out! Worm Yamanner attacks Yahoo e-mail
Security specialist Symantec, the maker of Norton antivirus and security software, said it has identified a worm that infects Yahoo Web-based e-mail.
The worm called Yamanner targets all versions of Yahoo Web-based mail except the latest beta version, Symantec said in an advisory released Monday.
The Yamanne worm exploits a JavaScript vulnerability in Yahoo’s Web mail client. Users should watch out for messages with a “From” address of av3@yahoo.com and the subject line, “New Graphic Site.”
“We have taken steps to resolve the issue and protect our users from further attacks of this worm. The solution has been automatically distributed to all Yahoo Mail customers, and requires no additional action on the part of the user,” a Yahoo representative said.
Both Yahoo and Symantec are encouraging people to update the antivirus definitions on their PCs.
“Antivirus definitions have been released for it, and Yahoo is working on a patch, so we don’t want to cry wolf,” said Dean Turner, senior manager of Symantec Security Response, “Although there is the potential the worm will affect a larger number of people, for now to raise it to another (higher) level would be inappropriate.”
He added it is premature to predict whether this worm will morph into other forms and attack other browser-based forms of e-mail, such as Google’s Gmail.
Source: Xinhua/agencies
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