Bigger Attacks After Microsoft, Yahoo Connect IM Networks

mimo2005 · 10-14-2005, 09:56 AM

IM attacks are already exploding, up a whopping 2,000% since last year. The bigger, combined Microsoft-Yahoo network will let attacks spread even further and faster.

http://informationweek.com/story/sho...leID=172300618

how to protect your pc when using IM ?

it will take u 5 seconds to do it

**Ha-y-n** · 10-14-2005, 11:52 AM

I didn't know you could get infected through your IM program. Wow!

can you get infected by just chatting with someone?

mimo2005 · 10-14-2005, 11:51 PM

you can get infected , when someone gives you a link and ask you to go visit it , or by sending you "file" (picture,song etc etc etc )
so by adding your antivirus as a shield between you and the other person is the safest thing to do .

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Ha-y-n 12-0, GO WARRIORS! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 682 OS: WinXP Pro	I didn't know you could get infected through your IM program. Wow! can you get infected by just chatting with someone? __________________ bRiAn Harddrive Diagnostic Tools, MemTest86

10-14-2005, 11:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	you can get infected , when someone gives you a link and ask you to go visit it , or by sending you "file" (picture,song etc etc etc ) so by adding your antivirus as a shield between you and the other person is the safest thing to do . __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"