[ARC5] Possible attack via FireFox & Yahoo Groups

[Leslie Smith]

  Replying to Richard and Robert at the same time:
  I have the latest version of Firefox, and I definitely have an
  intruder 'on-site'.
  The question now turns to the idea of whether my case is unique or the
  problem extends to other machines.

  The key observation here is that this appeared within a few hours of
  getting Firefox v37.0.01 (or maybe 37.0.1)
  It's simply "heads-up" to other readers in case the problem involves
  more than my PC.

  (example: eBay is generally virus resistant. When I log on to eBay
  soon my computer is visiting other pages.  Some are quite nasty.)
  (ditto at www.Futurlec.com,  www.JameCo.com.  However, clicking on "X"
  (stop loading) the attack stops.)

  Thanks to all for observations etc.

  73 de Les Smith
  vk2bcu at operamail.com


On Fri, Apr 10, 2015, at 08:25, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>       Open Help in the bar at the top.  Then click on "About Firefox"  
> it will tell you which version you are running and automatically check 
> for updates.  Current version is 37.0.1
> 
> On 4/9/2015 2:02 PM, Leslie Smith wrote:
> >    G'day list-subscribers,
> >   
> >    The following observation is based on my suspicion only.
> >
> >    (1) I use Firefox running on Windows XP.  I subscribe to Yahoo groups.
> >    (2) Recently was advised to update my version of Firefox - I did that.
> >    (3) This AM I used Yahoo, and found frequent messages saying "this (or
> >    that) is out of date.
> >    (4) I noticed that the "close" function (box marked "X" at the top
> >    right) in these messages did NOT change the direction address for the
> >    out-of-date 'pop-up'.
> >    (5) I suspect "Yahoo" has been hacked and is attracting false "out of
> >    date messages".
> >
> >    All this is suspicion, but if I'm correct it may save others a lot of
> >    trouble.
> >    If I'm wrong, then I'm just a goose, posting a message with incorrect
> >    info.
> >    
> >    Take your pick.
> >
> >    73 de Les Smith
> >    vk2bcu at operamail.com
> >
> 
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