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Microsoft forces IM upgrades
February 11, 2005
Mandatory upgrade of millions of MSN Messenger users is meant to plug vulnerability.
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MSN
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vulnerability
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IM
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
Fighting phishing and defending IM
April 4, 2005
Google adapts its e-mail service to foil online fraudsters. Microsoft is also out to nail phishers, and faces a worm targeting MSN Messenger.
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phishing
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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MSN
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worm
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Google Inc.
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e-mail
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Microsoft Corp.
MSN Messenger outage blamed on 'data center' issue
February 9, 2005
Microsoft says it has resolved problems that had caused a significant outage affecting its MSN Messenger service.
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outage
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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data center
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IM client
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America Online Inc.
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IM
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Time Warner Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
IM still a security weak spot, analysts warn
February 17, 2005
The recent MSN Messenger fix is a reminder that instant messaging can still pose a threat to corporate security.
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IM
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security threat
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MSN Messenger
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corporate security
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enterprise
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Gartner Inc.
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CIO
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MSN
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security
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threat
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Microsoft Corp.
MSN Messenger's got game
April 23, 2004
Microsoft launches a new games service for its instant messaging software, a move that comes on the heels of updated software from America Online's ICQ.
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MSN Messenger
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ICQ
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MSN
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America Online Inc.
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IM
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Time Warner Inc.
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games
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U.S.
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger
March 8, 2005
Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread.
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems
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worm
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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Kelvir worm
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Akonix Systems
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threat
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F-Secure Corp.
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MSN
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P2P
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attachment
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antivirus company
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variant
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virus
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researcher
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antivirus
MSN Messenger hit by double-whammy worm
February 3, 2005
New Bropia offshoot, which uses MSN Messenger to spread, is packaged with a second, more damaging worm.
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MSN Messenger
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Trend Micro Inc.
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MSN
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variant
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potential
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IM
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Microsoft Corp.
Can IM morph into 'instant music'?
September 22, 2004
Yahoo, Microsoft and others look to online chat software to help push music downloads--and shout down iTunes.
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Microsoft Threedegrees
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IM
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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online music
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MusicMatch
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Nielsen/NetRatings
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playlist
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music download
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digital music
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banking
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AOL Instant Messenger
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Apple iTunes
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portal
,
representative
Microsoft delays IM beta over security concerns
October 7, 2004
An issue involving MSN Messenger's emoticons delays release of test version until next week.
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Microsoft Threedegrees
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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beta
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IM
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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.
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MSN Messenger
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e-mail worm
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virus
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MSN
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IM
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Trend Micro Inc.
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worm
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Yahoo IM
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Time Warner Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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password
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message
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e-mail
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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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IMLogic
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IM
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worm
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Yahoo IM
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Akonix Systems
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Yahoo! Inc.
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alliance
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MSN
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expert
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MSN Messenger
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food
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America Online Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
Hotmail, MSN Messenger hit by outage
March 18, 2004
Many MSN customers have been struggling to connect to the e-mail and instant-messaging services, confirms Microsoft, which is working on a fix.
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Microsoft Passport
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outage
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MSN
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MSN Hotmail
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slowdown
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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representative
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
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.
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Kelvir worm
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Akonix Systems
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worm
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IM
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message
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language
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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virus
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Microsoft Windows
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security
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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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remote desktop
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MSN Messenger
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America Online Inc.
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anti-spyware
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MSN
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Redmond
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trojan horse
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consultant
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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Microsoft Windows XP
MSN mixes advertisers with blogs
April 7, 2005
New versions of Microsoft's IM and blogging services offer beefed-up community, video, search and advertising features.
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MSN Messenger
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MSN
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blogging
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Volvo
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MSN Spaces
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online media
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photo-sharing
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community
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IM
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social networking
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SMS
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search result
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Microsoft Corp.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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blog
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video
Does IM stand for insecure messaging?
March 23, 2005
Trojan horses are galloping toward instant messaging users, and the attackers are getting smarter.
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IM threat
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IM
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margin
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worm
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MSN Messenger
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virus
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home PC
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MSN
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attack
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trojan horse
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Time Warner Inc.
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messaging
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expert
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security
Phishers target Yahoo Messenger
March 24, 2005
Phony messages direct people to a site that asks people for their Yahoo usernames and passwords.
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Websense Inc.
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SurfControl plc
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e-mail filtering
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IM
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phishing
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Yahoo IM
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personal information
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MSN Messenger
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Yahoo! Inc.
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attacker
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victim
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P2P
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hacker
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policy
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MSN
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Australia
MSN fighting Messenger difficulties, virus
October 11, 2004
Outages continue to plague Microsoft's online service since the weekend, possibly due to a virus using the service to spread.
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outage
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spokesperson
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virus
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MSN
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Symantec Corp.
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network administrator
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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Microsoft Corp.
Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand
June 24, 2004
Yahoo cites spam concerns in move to block the instant-messaging service and vows to continue effort if Trillian develops a work-around.
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Trillian
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spim
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IM
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Cerulean Studios
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Yahoo! Inc.
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IM Network
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spam
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America Online Inc.
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spammer
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MSN
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IM client
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Time Warner Inc.
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Yahoo IM
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MSN Messenger
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client
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e-mail
Yahoo gives Messenger an 'all new' look
April 25, 2004
An upgrade to the instant-messaging software follows similar moves by rivals America Online and Microsoft. The makeover focuses on graphics and animation, and expands familiar perks.
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Yahoo IM
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IM
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Yahoo! Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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IM client
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text messaging
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MSN Messenger
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Time Warner Inc.
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MSN
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Microsoft Corp.
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