Many spammers employ random address generators that (for example) hit up every 16 letter or less combination at Yahoo (or MSN or Excite or ...) in an attept to find email addresses that they don't have. It sounds like it hit on your new yahoo address that way. If your spyware / adware / anti-virus is good I would expect you were just "lucky" to be where the random generator found you - if you want a more secure email address try Minor servers that random generators don't target (no reasonable return in looking for a 300 member email host when there are 100,000 + hosts out there).


This particular email trick has been going on for some time - if you are angry or bored enough - the ascii values "%32%31%31%2E%39%37%2E%32%34%38%2E%36%30:%38%3 7/%63%69%74/%69%6E%64%65%78%2E%68%74%6D"
translates to:

%32 2
%31 1
%31 1
%2E .
%39 9
%37 7
%2E .
%32 2
%34 4
%38 8
%2E .
%36 6
%30 0
: port
%38 8
%37 7
/
%63 c
%69 o
%74 t
/
%69 o
%6E n
%64 d
%65 e
%78 x
%2E .
%68 n
%74 t
%6D m

Whois says this CHINESE site is owned by
inetnum: 211.94.0.0 - 211.103.255.255
netname: CNNIC
descr: China Internet Network Information Center
country: CN
admin-c: HQ1-CN
tech-c: MW1-AP
tech-c: WZ2-AP
remarks: confederation CNNIC
mnt-by: MAINT-CNNIC-AP
changed: 19991214
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
source: APNIC

person: Hualin Qian
address: Chinese Academy of Sciences
address: Computer Network Center
address: P.O.Box 2418-26
address: Beijing, 100081
address: CN
phone: +86 1 2569960
e-mail:
nic-hdl: HQ1-CN
notify:
mnt-by: MAINT-NULL
changed: 19950419
source: APNIC

person: Mao Wei
address: China Internet Information Center(CNNIC)No. 4 of South street ,Zhongguancun,Haidian District
address: Beijing,100080
address: P.R.China
country: CN
phone: +86-10-62619750
fax-no: +86-10-62559892
e-mail:
nic-hdl: MW1-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-CNNIC-AP
changed: 20010319
source: APNIC

person: Wenhui Zhang
address: China Internet Information Center(CNNIC)
address: No.4,South Fourth street,Zhongguancun,Haidian
address: Beijing,100080
address: P.R.China
country: CN
phone: +86-10-62553604
fax-no: +86-10-62559892
e-mail:
nic-hdl: WZ2-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-CNNIC-AP
changed: 20020408
source: APNIC

...................... from www.whois.sc

if that makes it any clearer - didn't think so. They are in China and you are not likely to find them.