If you use yahoo...please read!!!

[Linda]

I received mail I thought was from yahoo saying I had a "violation"...I opened it and thank god I didn't open the attachment...here's why:


Hello,

Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail.

It appears as though you have received one or more emails containing a
"worm" virus. These types of viruses spread themselves by mass sending
an email with an infected attachment to addresses found in an infected
computers address book, local files, etc. The virus hopes the
infected
emails reach unsuspecting recipients and entice them to open the
attachment
thus infecting the recipients computer.

If you are concerned that you might have contracted a virus and you
have
anti-virus software installed, we recommend that you make sure the
softwares virus definitions are updated and then scan your computer.
If you do not currently have anti-virus software installed on your
computer, you might want to consider obtaining this type of software.

Please be aware that Yahoo! Mail is a web-based email system and if
you're checking your email through Yahoo!'s website, simply viewing
email messages does not make your computer vulnerable to viruses --
even
when attachments are present. This is because your email messages,
address book and other account information are stored on Yahoo!'s
servers rather than on your own computer.

However, should you choose to download an attachment by either opening
it or saving it to your computer, your computer becomes vulnerable to
computer viruses. The same is true of all files you download to your
computer (whether email attachments or not), so it is important that
you
are careful when downloading attachments from both known and unknown
sources.

Yahoo! urges caution and recommends that you always choose to scan
attachments whenever this option is available. This will greatly
reduce
your likelihood of experiencing trouble with computer viruses. If you
are a Yahoo! user, please know that Yahoo! Mail has implemented
aggressive anti-virus measures to protect our users from spreading or
contracting these types of viruses. Yahoo! employs virus scanning on
all inbound and outbound attachments to immediately detect viruses and
help prevent them from spreading any further.

If you have updated your anti-virus software, scanned your computer and
found that your system is clean, your computer is most likely not
infected, but rather is receiving a virus that is attempting to spread
itself through email. There is no way to stop the virus from
attempting
to spread; however, if you are receiving multiple emails they should
eventually subside. Until these types of messages stop arriving to
your
account, you may want to consider utilizing our filter feature to
direct
these messages to a folder of your choosing. You can find more
information on how to use this feature at:

help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/manage/manage-06.html

If you use another email program, you may want to check to see if your
email program also has a filter feature you can use.

If you are interested in obtaining any information regarding the latest
viruses, please visit the virus encyclopedia at:

securityresponse.symantec.com/

Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.

[SKay]

Thanks!

[mothercat]

This is the warning we got this week on a new virus out...

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This is a special warning from Gallatin River Communications. Please be on alert for the Mytob worm! Variants of this worm are being created so quickly and so often, that there may be a small lapse in time before virus software companies can identify and release protection for the new variants. Please be suspicous of all emails that contain attachments and install, update and run virus scans on your computer daily.

Mytob is a mass-mailing worm. It opens up a backdoor server on your computer that allows an intruder to gain access and gain control over your computer via IRC channels and may silently download and run other mailicious software. Mytob may also prevent your computer from visiting anti-virus web sites by adding entries to your computer's host file. It sends itself as an email attachment to addresses gathered from the compromised computer and tends to disguise itself as an email message notifying you of a change to your internet account. Should you receive an email that is suspicious - do not open the attachment! Just delete it. Gallatin River Communications does NOT send attachments to customers regarding internet accounts via email.

Some of the subjects of the more recent Mytob variants are likely to be:

# Your password has been updated
# Your password has been successfully updated
# You have successfully updated your password
# Your new account password is approved
# Your Account is Suspended
# *DETECTED* Online User Violation
# Your Account is Suspended For Security Reasons
# Warning Message: Your services near to be closed.
# Important Notification
# Members Support
# Security measures
# Email Account Suspension
# Notice of account limitation

Note that some variants of Mytob may have generic subjects which may contain common words, be blank, or contain random characters, so be particulary cautious! It is best to not open any attachments in email if you are not expecting to receive one from someone you know.

# hello
# Good Day
# Error
# Mail Delivery System
# Mail Transaction Failed
# Server Report
# Status
# [blank]
# [random characters]

If you do not have updated virus protection, please update it now. If you do not have virus protection at all, please download one of the following:

I wont add the downloads unless someone wants them......

[Linda]

Thats the one!!!! I am telling you it scared me at first!!!!

Please do not open any attachments if you are not familiar with the person ....company....WHATEVER!!

[mothercat]

Linda...i dont open anything I dont know about..better safe than sorry especially since I am not all that computer smart...
we get ALOT of spam even with the antispam...I assume that our email stuff is stored on our providers
system..is that where the spamming people are getting our address?? Or is it online somehow...if we look at asite then we start getting spam that has to do wioth the subject...
I dont know...
I do know that I should NEVER open anything unfamiliar....that I DO know! ;D

We also go to trend.com and check for viruses every so often..its free and a pc security programmer recommended them to us