Yahoo, world's most popular e-mail, hit by worm

Tue Jun 13, 1:48 AM ET

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest provider of
e-mail services, said on Monday that a software virus aimed at Yahoo
Mail users had infected "a very small fraction" of its base of more
than 200 million accounts.

The e-mail virus, or worm, has been dubbed Yamanner and landed in Yahoo
mailboxes bearing the headline "New Graphic Site." Once opened, the
message infects the computer and spreads to other users listed in Yahoo
users' e-mail address books, security experts said.

The e-mail containing the virus need only be opened -- in contrast to
most worms that are hidden in attachments and require users to take an
additional step -- to release the virus, according to computer security
site Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC - news).

The Sunnyvale, California-based company advised users to update virus
and firewall software on their computers and to block any e-mail sent
from the address "av3@...."

"We have taken steps to resolve the issue and protect our users from
further attacks of this worm," Yahoo spokeswoman Kelley Podboy said in
a statement.

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