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Instant-Messaging Attacks On the Rise

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-shock-here dept.

Ant writes "CNET News.com and ZDNet News report that security attacks over instant-messaging (IM) networks became more prevalent in 2005, according to a new study. MSN experienced the largest number of IM security incidents in both 2004 and 2005, while year-on-year incident growth rates were largest on AIM."

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  1. Am I the only one who hasn't noticed it? by peragrin · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have not seen any such attacks when using my normal IM software. I am constantly connected to AIM but I never recieve such problems. It might have to do with the fact that I use Fire/iChat, or Kopete/Gaim.

    Maybe because my IM client doesn't download and run activeX ads I don't have such problems. The AIM client for Windows doesn't like running in restricted user modes or restricted IE settings on any machine i have installed it on.

    So I would say it's not so much IM problems but more of the same IE/ActiveX security issues that continually plague the world that uses that crap.

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    i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
  2. Re:Just don't use their client by Xrikcus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most people I know (and I mean most, including the geeks - one ex hardcore linux user) prefer the msn client to gaim and so on. They've used gaim and similar clients, they've made the effort, and gone back to the msn client.

    I'm not really sure why... but that is the case.