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Phishers hijack IM accounts

October 16, 2006 Scammers are sneaking into instant-messaging accounts to send out lures for their information-thieving Web sites. TAGS: phishing, Yahoo! Inc., phishing Web site, IM, link

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, IM, America Online Inc., malicious code, Time Warner Inc., MSN, rootkit, Yahoo! Inc., security, message, link

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, rootkit, worm, malicious code, AOL Instant Messenger, security company, IM, America Online Inc., security, spyware, link, 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

New IM worm targets Skype users

April 16, 2007 Pykse.A, similar to pests that affect instant-messaging applications, targets users with a chat message and a malicious Web link. TAGS: Skype, Kurt Sauer, F-Secure Corp., IM, threat, trojan horse, eBay Inc., message, link, security

Worm, phishing scam hit IM services

May 24, 2005 Piggybacking on the popularity of the new "Star Wars" movie, a new worm and a phishing scam target AOL and Yahoo IM users. TAGS: IMLogic, phishing, Star Wars, worm, America Online Inc., antivirus software, Yahoo! Inc., IM, McAfee Inc., Time Warner Inc., security company, movie, link, message, e-mail, PC

Another worm hits AIM users

July 14, 2005 New version of Opanki worm targets users of AOL Instant Messenger and attempts to install software that will let an attacker remotely control a victim's PC. TAGS: IMLogic, worm, instant messenger, victim, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., IM, virus, link

IM worm installs 'safe' Web browser

May 23, 2006 New worm installs a rogue Web browser and hijacks the Internet Explorer home page on infected PCs. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, IM, worm, Web browser, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, link, security, PC

Phishing twist relies on bogus blogs

April 12, 2005 Attackers are capitalizing not only on the popularity of blogs, but also on the free storage that some hosting sites offer. TAGS: Websense Inc., blog, phishing, popularity, IM, password, e-mail, virus, security, link

Start-up retrofits search for IM

May 30, 2006 Kozoru hopes to make a name for itself with highly selective search responses in instant messaging. TAGS: Ticketmaster Corp., mobile search, search engine, Time Warner Inc., search result, search, Google Inc., IM, response, start-up, Yahoo! Inc., link

AOL IM bot cloaked in encryption

May 1, 2006 Bot has the potential to infect upwards of a few tens of thousands of AIM users, according to the Sans Institute. TAGS: bot, AOL Instant Messenger, encryption, America Online Inc., SANS Institute, Time Warner Inc., P2P, IM, link

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