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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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Microsoft Corp.
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IM
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Microsoft, can you hear me now?
May 3, 2005
Redmond says several improvements to its MSN Messenger Internet telephony feature are now available to all users of the tool.
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Level 3 Communications Inc.
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MSN Messenger
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IP telephony
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MSN
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telephony
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improvement
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VoIP
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Microsoft Corp.
Virus disguises itself as MSN Messenger beta
December 27, 2005
File purporting to be the latest test version of Microsoft's IM software tries to draw PCs into a botnet.
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F-Secure Corp.
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MSN
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virus
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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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data center
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MSN
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IM client
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Time Warner Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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IM
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Microsoft Corp.
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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worm
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MSN
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Trend Micro Inc.
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variant
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potential
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IM
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Microsoft Corp.
MSN to enhance audio, video
March 9, 2005
Microsoft plans to upgrade audio and video features of its messaging software later this year.
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messaging
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MSN
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MSN Messenger
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audio
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Amazon.com Inc.
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video
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Microsoft Corp.
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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MSN
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IM
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Google Inc.
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e-mail
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Microsoft Corp.
Worm packs double whammy
February 3, 2005
roundup MSN Messenger users could get bitten twice by Bropia. Also: Hard time too harsh for worm author?
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MSBlast worm
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Saddam Hussein
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Service Pack 2
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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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e-mail worm
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Yahoo IM
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virus
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Trend Micro Inc.
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Time Warner Inc.
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IM
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worm
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Yahoo! Inc.
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e-mail
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password
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message
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
Hotmail goes mobile in India
January 13, 2005
Microsoft strikes deal with Indian cell firms to deliver Hotmail and MSN Messenger over SMS.
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SMS
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MSN
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MSN Hotmail
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India
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text messaging
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subscriber
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mobile phone
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cell phone
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
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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blogging
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Volvo
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MSN Spaces
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online media
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videoconferencing
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social networking
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SMS
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search result
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community
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Yahoo! Inc.
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blog
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Microsoft Corp.
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IM
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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enterprise
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security threat
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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Gartner Inc.
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CIO
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MSN
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threat
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policy
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
MSN flaw put Hotmail accounts at risk
June 7, 2005
Microsoft takes part of its MSN site offline after learning of a flaw that could be used to gain access to the free e-mail service.
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MSN Hotmail
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MSN
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flaw
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XSS
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MSN Messenger
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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e-mail
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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e-mail filtering
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SurfControl plc
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Websense Inc.
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personal information
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phishing
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Yahoo IM
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Yahoo! Inc.
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attacker
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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victim
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hacker
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P2P
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Australia
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MSN
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attack
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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Redmond
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America Online Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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security
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anti-spyware
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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trojan horse
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IM
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Web browser
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Microsoft Windows
Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks
January 3, 2006
Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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Ilfak Guilfanov
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Internet Storm Center
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WMF vulnerability
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F-Secure Corp.
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exploit
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MSN Messenger
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flaw
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attack
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worm
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security
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vulnerability
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MSN
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fix
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trojan horse
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Microsoft Corp.
Spying worm spreads via MSN Messenger, AIM
July 21, 2005
Attacks tailored to IM services contain links that could infect a PC with a Trojan horse or dangerous worm.
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bot
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worm
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SpyBot
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MSN Messenger
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IP address
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McAfee Inc.
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trojan horse
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MSN
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Time Warner Inc.
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IP
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Symantec Corp.
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copy
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America Online Inc.
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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link
Windows Live Messenger launches public beta
May 9, 2006
Next generation of MSN Messenger lets people make calls from PCs to landline phones and back.
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Microsoft Windows Live Messenger
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Microsoft Windows Live
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PC-to-phone
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beta
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landline phone
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AOL Instant Messenger
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America Online Inc.
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instant messenger
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MSN Messenger
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Verizon Communications
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IM
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft tests classifieds service
November 30, 2005
Free online service is intended to let people to list items for sale, events and other classifieds type of information.
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Google Base
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classifieds
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Fremont
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online classifieds
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sale
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Microsoft adds to OneCare security beta
October 26, 2005
A test version of the subscription security product adds MSN Messenger scanning and better "help" features.
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tester
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antivirus software
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MSN Messenger
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Microsoft Corp.
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antivirus
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