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AOL IM worm on the loose

September 19, 2006 Worm first appears as an instant message from a familiar contact, asking users to upload a picture. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, worm, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, malicious software, IM, JPEG, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Windows

Instant messaging latest trend in e-commerce software

April 6, 2000 Instant messaging technology, popular among consumers, is beginning to take hold among businesses as an effective means of communication. TAGS: Novell Inc., e-commerce, IM, Netscape Communications Corp., instant messenger, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., America Online Inc., alliance, communication, Los Angeles, Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, vice president, software company, security

AOL launches corporate IM service

July 19, 2006 AIM Pro, to be released Wednesday, features security and online meeting functions aimed at corporate users. TAGS: online meeting, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, WebEx Communications Inc., IM Network, videoconferencing, IM, SSL, Time Warner Inc., finance, agreement, Yahoo! Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Santa IM worm hits AOL, MSN and Yahoo

December 20, 2005 IM.GiftCom.All tries to trick instant-messaging users into clicking on a link that delivers malicious software to PCs. TAGS: IMLogic, IM Network, worm, Time Warner Inc., IM, America Online Inc., malicious code, rootkit, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., link, security, message

AIM worm plays nasty new trick

October 28, 2005 Pest spreading via America Online's network delivers a cocktail of spyware, security company warns. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, worm, rootkit, malicious code, AOL Instant Messenger, security company, IM, America Online Inc., security, link, spyware, PC

Worms biting harder into IM, P2P

October 4, 2005 Security threats that take aim at instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks are rocketing--and getting smarter, according to research reports. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, P2P, IM, threat, Time Warner Inc., worm, malicious code, attack, America Online Inc., security

AOL tools up IM for business

September 15, 2006 AOL and WebEx team up to release an instant-messaging service for business users who need tighter security. TAGS: WebEx Communications Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, corporate governance, America Online Inc., IM, archiving, Time Warner Inc., server, security, Microsoft Corp.

Study: Instant-messaging attacks rose in 2005

January 10, 2006 Exploits can 'jump' IM networks using services like Trillian, survey report authors say. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, IM Network, IM, attack, America Online Inc., Trillian, MSN, exploit, incident, motivation, security, Microsoft Corp., virus

MessageLabs to buy OmniPod for IM security

November 2, 2005 Acquisition of hosted secure IM provider is MessageLabs' ticket into the instant messaging security fray. TAGS: Omnipod Inc., MessageLabs Ltd., Web security, IM, IBM Corp., security, vision, acquisition, America Online Inc., e-mail, server, Microsoft Corp.

Security trips up instant messaging

May 13, 2002 Both MSN Messenger and AIM have had security holes uncovered recently, and experts say that Yahoo IM is requiring people to run with less security. What's going on? TAGS: Time Warner Inc., JavaScript, flaw, IM, Yahoo! Inc., script, Yahoo IM, security, MSN Messenger, MSN, Symantec Corp., America Online Inc., server, Web browser

iTunes IM worm drops adware

July 21, 2005 Worm found on AOL's Instant Messenger network carries a file that masquerades as iTunes software and installs adware. TAGS: adware, Trend Micro Inc., worm, AOL Instant Messenger, security company, instant messenger, Apple iTunes, America Online Inc., Apple Computer, IM, virus, security, PC

New IM worm chats with intended victims

December 7, 2005 Worm that hits IM users might be the first that actually chats with the intended victim to dupe the target into activating a malicious payload. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, worm, victim, IM, target, Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., link, virus, security

Experts: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance is food for IM worms

October 12, 2005 Connecting Microsoft and Yahoo's IM services creates an environment where a worm could spread farther than ever before, experts say. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., alliance, IM, expert, MSN, worm, MSN Messenger, food, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp., security

This week in security

October 7, 2005 Number of threats detected for IM and peer-to-peer networks rises 3,295 percent in one year. TAGS: IMLogic, phishing, P2P, Time Warner Inc., threat, IM, attack, America Online Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

This week in Microsoft security

July 22, 2005 Flaws in Remote Desktop Protocol and IE took center stage, while an IM worm targeted MSN Messenger, along with AOL's service. TAGS: remote desktop, flaw, MSN Messenger, attacker, consultant, Redmond, MSN, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, anti-spyware, security, trojan horse, IM, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

This week in worms

December 9, 2005 The wonderful world of worms has some new twists, but are most of us concerned? Apparently not. TAGS: IMLogic, worm, antivirus software, survey, America Online Inc., firewall, security, IM, virus, e-mail
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