[Novalug] chat security??

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Sunday 22 February 2009 16:24:45 Jon LaBadie wrote:
> But, in addition to security of your messages, what about
> downloadable infections.  Have the chat clients (or servers)
> been a vector for any types of malware?

AIM worms used to be very common.  They'd infect your AIM client or AOL 
session and send spam links to drive-by download sites to your "buddies" so 
that their AIM clients would be infected too.  I haven't heard of any for 
years though.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
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