i want to know that few weeks back my sis friend got FAKE mail from her yahoo messenger id.i dont know what type of virus it was and how can we get rid of it.she is still using that yahoo id but with changed password.what type of virus it was?is there any way to proof that, that mail was not from her side?and what are the precautions to get rid of such virus.she didnt send that mail but the friend told my sis that it was really a bad mail and so the friend dont want to talk my sis further.
ONE more thing is that a friend from my yahoo messenger id is also not responding.so iam afraid that may be the same thing has happened.
let me tell u we have cable net connection.is there any way to find who has done this.i will be very thankfull if u can help us out.
searcher....Well , first of all , which operating system are we using on our pc ?
What kind of anti-virus are we using on the pc ?
Is the anti-virus up to date as far as subscription and UPDATED ......... ( if it hasnt been updated , it wont protect against the newer viruses )

Simply getting another Yahoo id hasnt fixed ANYTHING the pc is still infected .........

As to finding out who sent it ........ you know that .........
"got fake mail from her yahoo messenger id."

Don't waste time trying to find out who harvested her Yahoo ID...... Spend the time cleaning out the infected pc.

let us know the answers to the questioned asked above .

dl65 searcher.....It may be this .......have a read .

A new phishing attack has been launched against Yahoo Messenger users, according to security firms Akonix and IMlogic. For now, the scheme appears to be limited to the Yahoo's IM network.

The attack starts with an IM message from a user's buddy list. The message directs the users to a site where they log in and reveal their Yahoo identity and password. The phisher then gains access to all of the users personal ID stored as part of the individual's Yahoo account.

Akonix said most examples it's seen of this phishing attack come by way of unsolicited IM addresses. But IM security vendor IMlogic has seen the Yahoo Messenger phishing attack use existing buddy lists.

Thers is also another one called W32/Hello worm which does similar things on msn messenger .......

"now let me explain u again that my sis's friend got a mail from my sis which she didnt send.
my brother has already cleaned the comp but i would like to know ur expert views abt what virus was that.bcoz my sis wants to explain it was not her who sent that mail.so the question is how can she prove that as it is creating a wrong impression of her. "

Let me try to explain this again....... Your Sister clicked on something sent to her by someone ....this sent username and password back ..........once you have this ANYONE can log in as her and have access to any info in her Yahoo contacts list ........

What can be done ......
Format the pc .
Delete the offending username and password with Yahoo

Create a differant username and password with Yahoo .

Do not reveal the password to anyone ......( it could be a friend that was pissed off at her and knew her password)

Dont ever use the save or remember password option
when logging on to any IM services.

Use caution when clicking on things ....even from friends.

Install a good firewall ......one that looks at whats going out as well as whats comming in ........ Zone Alarm is not bad .


hope this helps

dl65



hi,
u r very very helpful.thanks alot for ur precious guidance.that will certainly help us.i wish u get all the best in this world and hereafter.
thanks again!
take care