[Am-info] Suggested Fix For AIM Hole Has Back Door And Spyware

Fred A. Miller fm@cupserv.org
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:29:18 -0500


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Suggested Fix For AIM Hole Has Back Door And Spyware

The fix recommended by security group w00w00 Security Development to
plug a hole in America Online Inc.'s Instant Messenger (AIM) opens a
user's system to hacker attacks and can direct the user's Web browser
to pornographic Web sites.

http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV65-663_STO67214_NLTSEC%2C00.html

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org

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