Yahoo Mail is being sinister

[Oldie Black Witch]

For those of you with Yahoo email accounts:

Am I the only one who keeps getting file-download box every time I try to log in? I'm just a little creeped out by the fact that there's a file that is trying to infiltrate my computer every time I go to check my email.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I don't know, but I'm not getting that on either of my yahoo accounts.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

yeah, not happening to me either.

Not that I go there often. I had to reactivate it even though I'm using the account name for other stuff.

[Oldie Black Witch]

Strange. Maybe it's BYU. The server has been slower than a rolling brick this morning.

Here's the info, just in case anyone recognizes it:

File name:  CAMN8PEB.mdS=1
File Type:
From:         us.rd.yahoo.com

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

it doesn't come up on Google or on symantec's virus database. Maybe you could write to yahoo and ask them what they're doing.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

ah... I found something.
Though why that's coming from yahoo is beyond me. Maybe someone on the network is trying to send you something? Are you sure it's with yahoo?

... wait... I just read the second entry there. If it's a possible directX control, it sounds like a possible exploit/trojan/etc.

Now I'd definitely write to yahoo.

[Oldie Black Witch]

Thanks, SE.

Email sent to Yahoo.

[stacer]

I've heard from other people that their Yahoo IM hasn't been working right the last couple of days. Perhaps the people who attacked MSN last week or whenever it was have now set their sights on yahoo.

[Oldie Black Witch]

Businesses must go out of their way to make things difficult.

I went through their "Notify us of a bug" page, and here's there response:

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.

Thank you for your inquiry about Yahoo!.  Although you have reached a support area of Yahoo!, you will need to contact the Yahoo! Customer Care Team through one of our online help pages.

If this is an abuse issue, please see:

  http://abuse.yahoo.com/

and, if you choose to send in an abuse report, provide specific details of the matter. We will then investigate and take the appropriate action.

In order to provide you with the fastest possible response, your inquiry may be sent through the appropriate feedback forms on the Yahoo! Help
pages.  Simply go to:

  http://help.yahoo.com/

and locate the area of Yahoo! that you are inquiring about.  Once there you will find a number of Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Click on the question that relates to the issue you are inquiring about.
2. If the information on that page does not answer your question, select "No" at the bottom for a feedback form.
3. Fill in the appropriate information.
4. Type your inquiry, comment or question -- and please use as much detail as possible.
5. Click "Send".

Please use these feedback forms throughout all of Yahoo! when you need to contact Yahoo! Customer Care.  Following are links to some of our most frequently used properties:

For Yahoo! Mail Help please visit:

  http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/

For Yahoo! Registration and Sign in Help please visit:

  http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/edit/

For Yahoo! Mail Abuse Help please visit:

  http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/spam/

For Yahoo! Directory Support Help please visit:

  http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/dir/

Please use one of the online forms to request assistance with Yahoo! services, as replies to this email cannot be responded to.

Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.

Regards,

Yahoo! Customer Care

For assistance with all Yahoo! services, please visit:

  http://help.yahoo.com/

New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - better than ever!

Since they don't have an "I'm being asked to download a deadly virus or spyware every time I try to log in" FAQ on this page, I'm assuming they don't want to know about it. But they do have plenty of "How do I do this" FAQs. Oh, yes. It MUST be user error.

Where did I put that gmail invitation?

[stacer]

If you need a gmail invitation, Old One, I've got one. In fact, I've got 4 or 5 or 6.

[Oldie Black Witch]

Nah. I've got one from a friend who says she has 50 of 'em. But thanks for the offer.

[JP Dogberry]

I have six. And Gmail is an evil, Illuminati run program designed to spy on you. They refer to it as "The New Echelon" because unlike echelon, you're GIVING them transcripts of everything. I am putting myself in danger by posting this.

Sinister means "Left-Handed" y'know.

[stacer]

I take that back. I also currently have 50. Sheesh. I couldn't even give away six--I'm thinking the market's saturated.

I don't really like gmail for most things, but it works for the listservs I'm on because of the way it threads conversations. For some reason my school email forwards there, too--I think I thought I'd change completely when I first got it. So I always have to remember to check that one for school stuff. I'm gonna have to remember to change that back sometime.

[Mistress of Darkness]

Old One, if you're interested, here's a way to contact them.

Type in "possible virus" in their search box. When the results pop up answer "Not even close!" to their "Are we answering your question?" on the right hand margin. A box will pop up with a text box that you can type your problem into and submit to Yahoo.

[MsFish]

Just so you know, I don't think it's BYU's server, because I'm not having a problem.  

That's icky, Old One.  Is it happening at the lab too, or just your home computer?