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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. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., MSN Messenger, IP telephony, MSN, improvement, telephony, VoIP, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft forces IM upgrades

February 11, 2005 Mandatory upgrade of millions of MSN Messenger users is meant to plug vulnerability. TAGS: MSN Messenger, MSN, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., IM, security

MSN to enhance audio, video

March 9, 2005 Microsoft plans to upgrade audio and video features of its messaging software later this year. TAGS: messaging, MSN, MSN Messenger, audio, Amazon.com Inc., video, 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. TAGS: MSN Messenger, worm, MSN, Trend Micro Inc., variant, potential, IM, 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. TAGS: MSN Messenger, F-Secure Corp., MSN, virus, 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. TAGS: outage, MSN Messenger, MSN, data center, IM client, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., IM, 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. TAGS: phishing, MSN Messenger, MSN, IM, worm, Google Inc., e-mail, 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. TAGS: MSN Messenger, e-mail worm, MSN, Yahoo IM, IM, virus, Time Warner Inc., Trend Micro Inc., worm, Yahoo! Inc., password, e-mail, message, security, 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. TAGS: broadband over power line, SMS, MSN Messenger, telephone company, MSN, cell phone company, MSN Hotmail, India, text messaging, subscriber, mobile phone, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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? TAGS: MSBlast worm, MSN Messenger, worm, Saddam Hussein, MSN, flaw, Service Pack 2, photograph

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. TAGS: Google Base, classifieds, Fremont, online classifieds, MSN, MSN Messenger, Google Inc., sale, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, MSN, flaw, XSS, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Corp., security, 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. TAGS: MSN Messenger, blogging, MSN, MSN Spaces, Volvo, online media, photo-sharing, videoconferencing, social networking, community, search result, SMS, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., IM, blog

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. TAGS: corporate security, enterprise, security threat, MSN Messenger, Gartner Inc., IM, CIO, MSN, policy, security, threat, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, IM, threat, MSN Messenger, researcher, F-Secure Corp., MSN, P2P, attachment, variant, vice president, virus, antivirus

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. TAGS: bot, worm, SpyBot, MSN Messenger, IP address, IP, trojan horse, Time Warner Inc., McAfee Inc., MSN, America Online Inc., Symantec Corp., copy, security, Microsoft Corp., link

MSN buys into Net-calling future

August 31, 2005 Microsoft announces the buyout of VoIP start-up, aiming to replicate Skype's service inside its IM client. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, MSN, VoIP, Skype, IM, MSN Messenger, voice, acquisition, IP, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

Details of the Microsoft-Real agreement

October 11, 2005 RealPlayer and the Rhapsody music service get a boost on Windows systems and MSN Messenger. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, RealNetworks Rhapsody, MSN, MSN Search, RealNetworks RealPlayer, MSN Messenger, agreement, multimedia, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., music, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: remote desktop, flaw, MSN Messenger, attacker, consultant, Redmond, MSN, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, anti-spyware, security, trojan horse, IM, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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, Yahoo IM, phishing, Yahoo! Inc., attacker, IM, MSN Messenger, victim, P2P, hacker, MSN, Australia, attack
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