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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., security company, buffer-overflow, attacker, ActiveX Control, security, person, IM

Yahoo plugs Messenger hole

April 4, 2007 New version of Yahoo Messenger fixes a security vulnerability in the audio conferencing feature. TAGS: audioconferencing, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo IM, security

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, trojan horse, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., video

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! Inc., Yahoo IM, alliance, IM, expert, MSN, worm, MSN Messenger, food, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security

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: JavaScript, Time Warner Inc., flaw, Yahoo! Inc., script, IM, security, Yahoo IM, MSN Messenger, America Online Inc., MSN, Symantec Corp., server, Web browser

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

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