KNOWN FP: Yahoo.com virus?

Viruses and worms
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It was working fine this morning. I just got home and got online and then this pops up from avast.

file name: http://www.yahoo.com/\unp160729278
Maleware name: VBS:Malware-gen
Maleware type: Virus/Worm
vps version: 080622-0, 06/22/2008

all im going to is yahoo.com. nothing else. It seems each time i try the numbers at the end are diffrent

2

Same just happened for me

3

i can go to other parts of yahoo fine. Mail, news and all just have to get there by means of google. Just yahoo.com is a no go.

4

It started happening for me a few minutes ago after Avast updated. I get a virus warning every time I try to go to yahoo.com. I’m guessing it’s a false positive.

5

So what is the deal? Has anyone heard from or revcd ANY notification form AVAST?
I have been using their product for the past 3 years and although I can’t complain about FREE, I should would like to know if a fix is coming. I have NEVER repeat NEVER had any kind of virus, trojan, malware, etc. try to ruin my HD since I have been running AVAST.
I sur hope someone gives a fix soon.
Bye the way, as soon as I got the voice notification from the AVAST software at appros 7:15 EST. today 6/22/2008 is when the probs w/Yahoo started…

the Sasquatch has spoken…

6

Same here. Yahoo.com about 30 minutes ago, and about 30 minutes after I updated.

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See:

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Hi, there. I’m getting the same thing too. I cleared my temporary internet files after this alarm happened.

6/22/2008 8:27:49 PM 1214180869 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "http://www.yahoo.com/\unp234742195" file. 6/22/2008 8:27:49 PM 1214180869 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\RVI2VAIY\yahoo_com[1].htm" file. 6/22/2008 8:27:49 PM 1214180869 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "http://www.yahoo.com/?rs=1\unp234034725" file. 6/22/2008 8:29:45 PM 1214180985 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "http://www.yahoo.com/\unp187628945" file. 6/22/2008 8:29:45 PM 1214180985 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\255POKH2\yahoo_com[1].htm" file. 6/22/2008 8:29:45 PM 1214180985 SYSTEM 1464 Sign of "VBS:Malware-gen" has been found in "http://www.yahoo.com/?rs=1\unp187813654" file.

You’re right. It’s an FP.

9

I seem to be having a similar problem but my virus name is yahoo_com[1].html is this the same virus??? It appears on my computer that runs VISTA, but not on my computer that’s running Windows2000.

I can’t get into my yahoo accounts. Am I right in thinking this is a harmless warning or not?

Thanks for any help,

Jen

10

I manually updated, went to Yahoo, and the false positive is now gone.

11

If you open up Avast, select Web Shield and click customize you can add yahoo.com to the list of addresses to ignore, might not be the perfect solution, but it’s better than waiting for it to be fixed.

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You don’t have to wait for it to be fixed it has been fixed, reply #7 above.