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    1. Re: YahooGroups hacked?
    2. Steve Hayes

    3. On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:37:50 -0400, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: >On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:42:03 +0200, Steve Hayes <[email protected]> >wrote: >>I'd be grateful if any experienced computer fundis could check it out, and let >>me know if they also have this problem, and also if other antivirus software >>reacts to this in the same way as Avast. > >I have one file posted in a Yahoo group that I run. When I hover over >the link I get... > >http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/sME_TnHR2Rlpk_YbuC627FmgdZnZA7dsA-su3d6Fj-3F-v295Y_Yn8pA7_-0sldCe5j1QxZagGE1Sio20dTKwg/vbaPrettyDate.txt > >Clicking on it sends me to the file that I posted. So it looks alright >to me. > >'whois' says the registrant is Yahoo. Maybe "yahoofs" means "Yahoo File >Server" or something like that? > >Could Avast be giving you a false positive? Thanks very much for checking. Perhaps it was Avast, if people with other AV software didn't have the problem. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

    08/08/2011 03:08:57
    1. Re: YahooGroups hacked?
    2. Dennis

    3. On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:08:57 +0200, Steve Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: >Thanks very much for checking. Perhaps it was Avast, if people with other AV >software didn't have the problem. I use MBAM and it didn't react to my request this morning. Did Avast block the website in general or the specific file you were downloading? -- Dennis

    08/08/2011 09:57:45
    1. Re: YahooGroups hacked?
    2. Steve Hayes

    3. On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:57:45 -0400, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: >On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:08:57 +0200, Steve Hayes <[email protected]> >wrote: > >>Thanks very much for checking. Perhaps it was Avast, if people with other AV >>software didn't have the problem. > >I use MBAM and it didn't react to my request this morning. Did Avast >block the website in general or the specific file you were downloading? It seems that this was indeed a false alarm triggered by a bug in the Avast antivirus software reporting a false positive. It should be quite safe to download files from YahooGroups. For more details see: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=82760.0 -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

    08/08/2011 05:21:40