Wow Thanks for the info

Some minor errors in the article quoted are -

(1) It works off the Yahoo mail's web interface. It may or may not contain a payload affecting other mail clients and local PCs. (I don't know for sure, I haven't followed it that closely.)
(2) It affects MAC users who read an infected message on Yahoo Mail's web interface.
(3) It's an embedded JavaScript exploit related to how Yahoo Mail handles the display of HTML formatted messages. It is NOT a virus infecting a person's local machine.

Hey, thanks for this update, i was reading much about it but never a full explanation. Thanks, have agreat day, zapit333

How convenient that this virus appeared on the same day Yahoo unveiled the new changes in Yahoo! Groups. Wonder if it's just a really bizarre coincidence?

It was probably created in Google or MSN labs. ;-)

This is the first I have heard of this, I am going to make a note of ths...I thank you for the info!

Thanks for the information:)

Further comments/observations on articles appearing based on Yahoo Press Releases:

Let's set things straight...

(1) The virus first appeared on Saturday morning. It grew in intensity until finally being shut off by Yahoo on Monday.

(2) Yahoo never informed any of its users until releasing statements to the press (like this article).

(3) The virus also attacked Yahoo Groups. Yahoo Groups were impacted for 3 days by the overwhleming flow of spew from this JavaScript virus.

(4) There was nothing to distribute to users, it was the way Yahoo Mail pages were coded and the way Yahoo Mail servers handled things that needed fixing.

(5) It wasn't recognized or dealt with until Monday. This is SOP in Yahooville. Problems crop up every weekend and every Monday somebody fixes them. Pattern fact... reason? Only assume that there's never any one home at Yahoo on weekends. Abusers love this scenario.