Users attacked by mysterious AIM buddies
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AOL denies responsibility Someone is surreptitiously adding unauthorized chat buddies to AOL instant messaging clients running across the Web. This afternoon, three separate Register employees have noticed the offending buddies, which show up under the "AIM Bots" portion of the AOL buddy list, carrying the names "Prof Gilzot," "sharethisdotcom," "Spleak," and "WSJ." In one instance, they appeared on a third-party Adium client that ties into AOLâs instant messaging network.â¦
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A attack on Windows machines that uses Internet Explorer and a vulnerability in a RealPlayer ActiveX control is spreading in the wild, and researchers say the situation is urgent.
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Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack attack.
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InfoWorld - Some AIM users are angry about a recent alert message AOL&#160;displays on their screens urging them to upgrade to the newest version of the instant messaging software.
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An attack utilizing a vulnerability in an ActiveX control for the popular RealPlayer media program may be spending in a more more dangerous fashion than anyone realized. Exploit code for the vuln has been found embedded in ads served up from a popular advertising site.
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People search that connects users to chat to find answers.
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In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln
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Recently discovered vulnerability allows hackers to use Web graphics to launch attacks.
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Here's how nontechnical users can secure their own instant-messaging conversations such that an attacker is unable to listen in (be it the government or a nosy neighbor).
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Spammers exploit your Achillesâ heel (or other body part).
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A directory reversal within "flat" extensions could lead to system profile attacks.
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Attacks on instant messaging systems are getting better at targeting users, study finds.
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Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.
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Mozilla has confirmed a vulnerability in its Firefox browser that could be used by attackers to scout out a system before they undertake a more aggressive assault.
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You could be vulnerable to attack if you click a link to a malicious video conversation invitation.
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Criminals deploy zombies herded into netwoks of a few hundred to more than half a million compromised PCs. Uses vary from the simply annoying (spam attacks) to the unsavory and criminal.
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User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.