Over the last few days we've noticed a concerted intention to hack and shut down our yahoo e-mail address! The most recent attempt came in an e-mail apparently from the yahoo team yet again about ten minutes ago ... this time with a message relating to unsolicited spam being posted from the e-mail address. The request is to take a look at the mail in the attachment to the e-mail.The attachment contains a virus. Needless to say we have not opened the attachment.
This a a childish action in our opinion. An attempt to break the connection between ourselves and all the countless dozens of well wishers who send their kind e-mails of encouragement every day.
The e-mail message reads:-
Dear Yahoo Member,
Your e-mail account was used to send a huge amount of unsolicited spam messages during the recent week. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and confirm the attached document so you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to cancel your membership.
Virtually yours,
The Yahoo Support Team
| File name: | email_details.zip |
| File size: | 74kb |
| File type: | application/octet-stream |
| Scan result: | Virus "W32.Mytob@mm" found. The file attached to this message was infected with a virus that we were unable to clean. You should not download this attachment. |
| Note: | Not all viruses can be cleaned. Please contact the message sender and request that they send you a virus-free version of this attachment. |
