Yahoo was hacked the other day and some news stories were re written. He/she
may have done other damage as well.
Here's the news story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/010921/12/c4svw.html
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: PCWorks: Is Yahoo infected?
> Yes it could be infected due to those that continue to post in
> HTML format to their respective lists. But, it could be other
> things causing the active x warning to pop up. Depending on
> what the security settings are set to in OE, when you receive
> certain types of HTML email (even if it is 'clean') you could
> get the alert even for active x controls marked as 'safe', IF
> you have them set high enough. If norton is not going off,
> then it is probably just an active x control.....BUT, I seem to
> remember about a year ago when the kak worm was going around,
> your version of norton never 'went off', all you received was
> that active x warning that you describe now.
> -Clint
>
> God Bless Us All
> http://orpheuscomputing.com
> Clint Hamilton, Owner
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hello.
> I am on a Yahoo email group.
> Today, most of the messages I am getting error pop-ups, an
> Active X control
> is not safe, similar to the one we would get when an email was
> infected with
> the KAK worm.
> Could the whole list be infected?
> Could I be getting this error for some other reason than the
> KAK worm?
> My current setting prohibit running these, so I am safe, but
> wondered what
> to think.
> Thank you.
> Jeff www.9-11-2001tragedy.com
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