Excel Virus Targets Fantasy Football Fans

CNET is reporting news of a virus attacking fantasy football fans throughout the UK.

While the "football" in this case is soccer, it illustrates the danger of accessing files from persons or web sites you don't know.

The XF97/Yagnuul-A virus can infect users' .xls spreadsheets once the attachment is opened. The virus deploys an infected fantasy league file on the computer's hard drive and may also modify a user's data, according to an alert Monday from security company Sophos.

Statleader.com is an internet-based fantasy football service where the downloading of spreadsheets is not required. Our service includes player rankings, drafting assistance, player point projections, and more.