Yamanner
Encyclopedia
The Yamanner worm is a computer worm
written in javascript
that targets a vulnerability in the Yahoo! Mail
service. Released on June 12, 2006, the worm spread through the Yahoo!
system, infecting the systems of those who opened the e-mails and sending the user's address book to a remote server.
Computer worm
A computer worm is a self-replicating malware computer program, which uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes and it may do so without any user intervention. This is due to security shortcomings on the target computer. Unlike a computer virus, it does not need to attach...
written in javascript
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
that targets a vulnerability in the Yahoo! Mail
Yahoo! Mail
Yahoo! Mail is a web mail service provided by Yahoo!. It was inaugurated in 1997, and, according to comScore, Yahoo! Mail was the second largest web-based email service with 273.1 million users as of November 2010....
service. Released on June 12, 2006, the worm spread through the Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
system, infecting the systems of those who opened the e-mails and sending the user's address book to a remote server.