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Making your IM secure--and deniable

 February 15, 2005 Off-the-record instant messaging enables chatters to confirm identity of other person, leaves no trace of conversation. TAGS: conversation, participant, messaging, Pidgin, digital signature, IM, researcher, proof, log, security, message

Driven to distraction by technology

 July 21, 2005 Workers drowning in e-mail, cell calls and IMs are finding ways to break free--and software makers are trying to meet their needs. TAGS: interruption, distraction, worker, communication, IBM Corp., IM, e-mail, minute, cell phone, message, Microsoft Corp.

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

Phishers target Yahoo Messenger

 March 24, 2005 Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords. TAGS: e-mail filtering, SurfControl plc, Websense Inc., personal information, phishing, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., IM, MSN Messenger, attacker, victim, P2P, hacker, MSN, Australia, attack

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

Mobile operators promise IM for all

 February 15, 2006 China Mobile, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone join forces to make IM interoperable. But where's Microsoft? TAGS: operator, Vodafone Group Plc., mobile operator, Orange PCS, IM, T-Mobile, SMS, messaging, handset, MSN, CEO, Microsoft Corp., message, PC

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, antivirus software, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., IM, McAfee Inc., security company, Time Warner Inc., movie, link, message, e-mail, PC

E-mail worm graduates to IM

 April 4, 2005 Chod.B worm is now spreading over MSN Messenger, after propagating over e-mail systems last week. TAGS: MSN Messenger, MSN, e-mail worm, Yahoo IM, virus, Trend Micro Inc., Time Warner Inc., IM, worm, Yahoo! Inc., password, e-mail, message, security, Microsoft Corp.

IM worm speaks your language

 August 24, 2005 New pest targeting users of MSN Messenger looks at a system's settings, then sends its message in one of 10 languages. TAGS: Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, language, MSN Messenger, MSN, IM, security, message, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

A cure for e-mail attention disorder?

 February 28, 2007 Silicon Valley start-up develops e-mail management system that borrows heavily from the virtual economies and currencies.Images: Handling e-mail overload TAGS: e-mail management, currency, economy, attention, World of Warcraft, pager, online game, e-mail, message, IM, cell phone, games
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