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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.
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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.
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AOL launches corporate IM service
July 19, 2006
AIM Pro, to be released Wednesday, features security and online meeting functions aimed at corporate users.
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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MSN
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Yahoo! Inc.
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AIM worm plays nasty new trick
October 28, 2005
Pest spreading via America Online's network delivers a cocktail of spyware, security company warns.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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Symantec Corp.
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America Online Inc.
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server
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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.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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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.
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America Online Inc.
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Time Warner Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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IM
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Web browser
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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.
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