Yahoo virus

[Marky]

There is a virus going around (not sure it's name) affecting people in Yahoo chat where they automatically respond (or in some cases initiate) a private message with you beginning with "Hey, click on this http://23.23.23.23" and, apparently, if you click on it, you download the same virus. I haven't clicked on it, but see a lot of people affected by it. My guess is that it's an Active-X virus. Does anyone know its name or a cure?

ps. That above http address is one I made up, and not the virus site. Also, I do not have the virus.

[Jeff]

This is not a Yahoo Messenger virus, it's just an alternate way of "tricking" unsuspecting (and unprotected) users into exposing themselves to a virus at a web site.

It's very similar to a virus that was going around back in February via MSN Messenger.

The lesson?

Don't accept URLs from strangers! And for God's sake, run a decent anti-virus program and keep your virus definition files up-to-date.

Jeff Hester aka "Mister BigBlueBall.com"

[Marky]

After reading your link, I think that you're right, Jeff -- that it is a worm, since most users claim to have no control over sending it. I have gotten it from 16-year-old boys up to 49-year-old women. They are aware that they are sending it, and immediately send a follow-up message saying not to go to that site, that it is a virus, and that they have no control over why their (initial) private messages contain that reference.




Edited by - Marky on 06/04/2002 05:45:30

[Xteria864]

omg that kept coming up on mine when it said it on my friends thing and i was like talkin to someone else and it did it and i think that is what caused my computer to crash they are working on it now i wonder when i will get it back.....

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[Joe Tyson]

ah its not a viruses its probley some ip tracker so they can get your ip address or it could after that redirect to an eme programed site!

Joe
http://www.jkmagicjk.com - For stuff about bots and so on.

[Xteria864]

anywayz the memory is lost from that labtop

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[Strykercjd]

ok for us stupid ppl....how do you get rid of it

[twistedmetal]

Run an AV.

[rhiannon]

quote:ah its not a viruses its probley some ip tracker so they can get your ip address or it could after that redirect to an eme programed site!

Ah, yes it is.
Anyway if you want their IP address its already available on your computer, no need to ask or run an app.