afufle | LJ hit by virus? Probably (I think)... (Reply)

Cincinnati Enquirer news services:

CHICAGO -- Government and industry experts warned late Thursday of a mysterious, large-scale Internet attack against thousands of popular Web sites. The virus-like infection tries to implant hacker software onto the computers of all Web site visitors.

Industry experts and the Homeland Security Department were studying the infection to determine how it spreads across Web sites and find adequate defenses against it.

Experts urgently recommended consumers and corporate employees to update the anti-virus software on their computers.

I happened to notice that it started and was worst when I opened and replied to LJ email notices ("reply to your comment...") and used the email to comment. Even the next day when things were much improved, the email bit slowed it down again, and suddenly the server can't find all kinds of LJ pages. I have a free Yahoo mail account.