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Fantasy football formula virus.


Sophos's have warned users about a new virus that infects Excel files under the camouflage of a fantasy football Fantasy football can refer to:
  • Fantasy football (American)
  • Fantasy football (soccer)
  • Fantasy football (board games)
  • Fantasy Football League
  • Fantasy Football (Australian Rules)
 worksheet.

Yagnuul-A is an Excel formula virus that infects .XLS (filename extension) xls - Excel spreadsheet.  spreadsheets and then drops an infected fantasy league file on to the user's hard drive. The spreadsheet helps workers create their own fantasy football league Fantasy Football League was a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. It began on BBC Radio 5 which was hosted by Dominik Diamond before transferring to BBC 2, with three series being broadcast from January 1994 to May 1996.  with other fans of the English Premiership, which is made up of the best soccer teams in the country., and has millions of followers followers

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 based around the globe.

Fantasy football-like leagues have been set up in offices across the country, and fans often keep track of bow well they are doing by using Excel spreadsheets. Every computer user needs to take great care not to fall foul of (Naut.) To have a collision with; to become entangled with
To attack; to make an assault upon.
See under Fall.
- Burton.

See also: Fall Fall Foul
 malware like the Yagnuul virus or they will find themselves paying the penalty," This is a virus of two halves--one part infects existing Excel spreadsheets, while the other drops an infected file onto the drive. Everyone should be careful about what files they open on their computer. You may think you are just re-using someone else's harmless spreadsheet, but behind the scenes a virus may be preparing to strike."

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Title Annotation:Security; Yagnuul-A virus effecting Excel files
Publication:Database and Network Journal
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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