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Yahoo releases critical security patch for IM

 June 8, 2007 Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Yahoo! Inc., security patch, vulnerability, ActiveX Control, webcam, security, IM

Yahoo Messenger releases security update

 December 15, 2006 Aimed at flaws in software that downloads with Messenger, update is called "highly critical" by one security company. TAGS: Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., buffer-overflow, security company, attacker, ActiveX Control, security, person, IM

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., rootkit, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., security, message, link

Yahoo's IM update: A Trojan horse of surprises

 December 15, 2006 Company stops prompting customers to update the software until it can ensure fix for bug works.Video: Watch this before installing update TAGS: Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo IM, ethics, preference, setting, IM, Web browser, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, video, 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. TAGS: IMLogic, Akonix Systems, Yahoo IM, Yahoo! Inc., alliance, IM, expert, MSN, worm, MSN Messenger, food, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., 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., attacker, MSN Messenger, victim, IM, hacker, P2P, MSN, Australia, attack

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, script, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo IM, security, MSN Messenger, Symantec Corp., America Online Inc., MSN, server, Web browser

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, e-mail worm, MSN, Yahoo IM, Trend Micro Inc., virus, IM, Time Warner Inc., worm, Yahoo! Inc., password, e-mail, message, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, Web browser, worm, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, link, PC, 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, IM Network, WebEx Communications Inc., videoconferencing, IM, SSL, finance, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo! Inc., agreement, security, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Trillian IM flaw exposed

 March 25, 2005 Cerulean's instant messaging software comes under fire for vulnerabilities as concerns continue to mount over IM-borne threats. TAGS: LogicLibrary, Cerulean Studios, Trillian, flaw, vulnerability, IM, IM client, Yahoo! Inc., attack, Time Warner Inc., e-mail, security, virus
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