Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the oops-they-did-it-again dept.
thedude13 writes " Infoworld is running a story about a major security hole in AOL ® Instant Messenger(TM) and how it handles away messages. AIM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow via the auto-response away message mechanism. Yet another reason to switch to, IMHO, a better client such as gaim."
This "hole" is just smoke for AOL paid infections
by
woodsrunner
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· Score: 0, Troll
This exploit seems minor compared to the spyware installed by default with AIM. How can AOL say they protect you against viruses and then install Gator et al by default on your box?!
I am pretty sure the animated pop up warning about spy ware on your computer, the one with the animation of bugs fornicating, is installed via AIM as well. How can AOL call themselves a family company?
Saying there is a security hole in AIM is like saying there is a type of virus that attacks people with AIDS. No duh. AIM is a major vector of problems and probably should be classified as a virus.
Thank you for your time. I'll stop ranting now before I even get into that annoying infection called Messenger.
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This exploit seems minor compared to the spyware installed by default with AIM. How can AOL say they protect you against viruses and then install Gator et al by default on your box?!
I am pretty sure the animated pop up warning about spy ware on your computer, the one with the animation of bugs fornicating, is installed via AIM as well. How can AOL call themselves a family company?
Saying there is a security hole in AIM is like saying there is a type of virus that attacks people with AIDS. No duh. AIM is a major vector of problems and probably should be classified as a virus.
Thank you for your time. I'll stop ranting now before I even get into that annoying infection called Messenger.