16 May
2002
16 May
'02
8:14 a.m.
It's come to my attention that there's a js/Yello virus going around (symantec and sophos websites) since June of last year. I have not seen it, nor have heard of it until recently. Here's some text about it from Sophos: JS/Yello is a JavaScript that shows worm like behavior by spreading through mIRC and pIRCH chat clients' installations. When infected, the victim's desktop wallpaper is changed and the desktop may toggle on and off repeatedly. Everytime the infected computer is booted up, it attempts to dial out to a random phone number. Thought I'd post this since "Yello" is sort of a bizarre name in itself, and to be attached to a virus, raised my eyebrow. Corbett.