About New Virus. Subject: New Graphic Site

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Thanks Terry, I've seen a couple of those the last few days. I deleted one pending for the list yesterday. Might be good to put new users on moderation on other lists as this could spread like wildfire. Nicki

 

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006 8:07 AM

About New Virus.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2069249 Jun 13, 2006 - LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Inc., the world's largest provider of e-mail services, said on Monday that a software virus aimed at 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 mailboxes bearing the headline "New Graphic Site." Once opened, the message infects the computer and spreads to other users listed in 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..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," spokeswoman Kelley Podboy said in a statement."When we learn of e-mail abuse, such as a worm or other online threat, we take appropriate action," she said. "(A) solution has been automatically distributed to all Mail customers, and requires no additional action on the part of the user."Yamanner, first detected by and major computer anti-virus software makers earlier on Monday, was ranked as having a low threat level by Trend Micro Inc. and McAfee Inc.But Symantec considers the worm an "elevated threat," one step up from the lowest ranking in terms of relative danger.Symantec's Security Response site suggested Mail users might protect themselves by upgrading to the latest test version of the recently upgraded Mail software."The worm cannot run on the newest version of Mail Beta," Symantec's site said.A spokesman was not immediately available to comment on whether the company advised users to do this.