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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: AOL Instant Messenger

AOL Instant Messenger stories: 1 news summaries

Security Firm: AIM Is Fatally Flawed

AOL instant messenger software vulnerable to worm attack

(Newser) - Hackers could exploit a glitch in AOL's instant messaging program and take control of users' computers , a security firm reports. Core Security discovered that the way AIM uses HTML code provides a loophole for hijacking PCs, via a web link that implants a self-copying worm. AOL says it has solved... More »

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