Java Script virus on yahoo

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s3kur17y@yahoo.com - 06 Feb 2006 19:57 GMT

The virus uses the embedded java script portion of Internet Explorer
which is a common scripting used by nearly all websites.

The virus is called TRJ/Pornotop.a it is a Trojan virus that logs
keystrokes and sends information to a remote computer.

The virus hides itself in the temporary internet files portion of
Internet Explorer when a user visits www.yahoo.com home page

This is a link to Panda Anti-Virus's website that offers information
on the virus.

http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=107411

The virus was released on February 4th. So if you do not have great
anti-virus protection such as that which is provided by Panda you will
not even know that you have been infected.

http://www.engenetec.com

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Oliver Wong - 06 Feb 2006 20:15 GMT

> The virus uses the embedded java script portion of Internet Explorer
> which is a common scripting used by nearly all websites.
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> http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=107411

According to your link, this virus was written in Borland Delphi 4, not
JavaScript. Either way, it's offtopic for a Java newsgroup (Java and
JavaScript are not the same thing).

- Oliver

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The Magpie - 07 Feb 2006 20:35 GMT

>>The virus uses the embedded java script portion of Internet Explorer
>>which is a common scripting used by nearly all websites.
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> JavaScript. Either way, it's offtopic for a Java newsgroup (Java and
> JavaScript are not the same thing).

Not only that, Oliver, but despite the OP claims it has nothing to with
Internet Explorer and as little to do with Yahoo. In short, the OP
didn't do the minor research needed to find out what he/she was talking
about before starting to open his/her mouth.

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