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Yahoo Messenger virus on the loose!

I’ve been noticing that a lot of people on my YM list are sending me random messages with links to some sites. I’ve had this before and that time it was coming from my end so now I know people are just infected by a new worm somehow.

I also got this form one of my contacts:

PLS BE INFORMED IMMEDIATELY! A virus is on a rampage in Messengers. The virus name is WORM_SOHAND.I. It shows itself as an innocent IM with a link to a site and tells you it is about cool pictures. Whne the link is clicked, it takes control of your registry, changes your browsers homepage and disables you to change the homepage! after clicked it also sends itself to everyone in your messenger list. So if you recieve it, please remeber DO NOT CLICK THE LINK! just close the window or read the other offline messages. Warning: it may come from your closest friends to! PLEASE, PASS IT ON TO ALL

Anybody else experiencing this lately? I did a search and it’s not yet showing up anywhere but definitely it’s a virus/worm.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

53 Responses

  1. Avatar for Aya Aya says:

    How can I eliminate the virus, some of my friends notified me that I keep on giving them weird messages which I not aware of. Is it my YM app on CP or the account itself? I have tried deleting today my FB and YM account on my CP since both were linked.

  2. Avatar for chad chad says:

    .hey a problem here..@topic- i clicked and downloaded the link..stupid me i know..now my laptop doesnt start..its stuck on windows boot manager..what shall i do?..im gettin paranoid..please do tell..chady****@****.***..

  3. Avatar for rin rin says:

    thanks,gen orino….ur info really work to remove the virus =)

  4. Avatar for jessnoe jessnoe says:

    Good day to You..
    My computer is having a problem. It was started when i downloaded a file yesterday..
    Occassionaly when i try to open the mozilla firefox and the other icon on the windows.

    the result was this
    At night when i turn to open my computer this was the result

    =<Java Virtual machine launcher-Invalid or corrupt jarfile C:\Progaram files\ahead\lib\NMBg monitor.exe

    =<Java virtual machine launcher-Invalid or currupt C:\windows\systems32\ctfmon.exe

    =<Java virtual machine launcher-Invalid or currupt C:\yahoo.\Messenger\yahoo messenger.exe

    =<Java virtual machine launcher-Invalid or currupt C:\program files\USB Disk Security\USB Guard exe.

    =<Java virtual machine launcher-Invalid or currupt C:Program\ALWILS-I\Avast4\ash Disp.exe.

    =<Java virtual machine launcher-Invalid or currupt C:\program files\ Messenger\msmsgs.exe.

    As i understand about it,all the program and the system was corrupted.

    What does it mean?Thus it a virus?What should i do to get it back?Is there any solution aside for repormatting my computer?

    Please send me a reply……

    -When god make you-

  5. Avatar for curly curly says:

    i have a problem if i log in on my YM it makes may laptop froze i dont know what happen pls help me!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. Avatar for Rei Rei says:

    omg i have same issue too, mine is:

    i have problems with my YM coz i keeps sending languages* ang a link that i coudnt understand to my friendslist, and my friend sez that it was a virus then they recommend online scan. but when i visit “bitdefender.com, avast.com. the page cannot be displayed. can someone help me.

  7. Avatar for Nararanasan din ang nararanasan nyo Nararanasan din ang nararanasan nyo says:

    naranasan ko rin yan…. ngayon lang
    sabi nila dlt mo muna yahoo folder mo then dload mo ulit…

  8. Avatar for pandu pandu says:

    s even i’m facing the same problem

  9. Avatar for david david says:

    pa help nmn…my virus YM q peo hndi xa tgalog prang indonesian e,..ng se2nd 2 ol xa ng link…
    n de2tect nmn xa ng UST scandal remover q, peo pg bukas mu ul8 aun nndun nnmn…

  10. Avatar for PCSecurityExpert PCSecurityExpert says:

    Nearly all AIM’s are vulnerable because millions of people use then and few care about security. Programmers also concentrated more on design features than on security.

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