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Hey guys,

I normally don't post about things unrelated to the MEFAs, especially
viruses, but there's one going around. It's called. J.Yamanner; see

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/js.yamanner@m.html

for more information. I'm posting this one because this particular
virus has been hammering many Yahoo groups, including I know the staff
one and I think this one as well.

Basically: do not open up the emails with the subject line "New
Graphics Site". If you have already done this and you have an email
address book, you should contact everyone in it to warn them. The
virus spreads by sending an email to everyone in your address book and
it seems to target email addresses with "yahoo.com" or
"yahoogroups.com" as the domain name.

And in the immortal words of _The Hitchhiker's Guide_, "Don't panic".
This is obviously something that you want to avoid, but if you've been
infected the most important thing to do is to take it step by step.
First step: contact anyone in your address book. I think the link
above lists how to remove the virus, and also some good safety
measures to keep you from getting infected by other viruses.

Marta