Instant Messaging--prime target for attacks

IM virii?: If "infected computers would not suffer poor performance or change their behavior in any way." as you say - what, exactly, would qualify this as a virus? You don't describe any kind of payload - and any kind of malicious code would take CPU cycles, and therefore directly affect performance. I use IM regularly - and have fallen prey to the hyperlink to spyware - much to my chagrin. But even this had a payload of some kind - did some kind of damage.

And the buddy lists are (usually) stored on a server - so couldn't the IM companies detect this vulnerability in their software and fix it at the server level? You would stop the "virus" cold.; Posted by: jdt141 Posted on: 02/24/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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IM virii? jdt141 | 02/24/04

a zombie ryusen | 02/24/04

Does anyone really want IM? No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/24/04

XP and IM ryusen | 02/24/04

Not So Don Bradley | 02/24/04

Windows Messenger default Joe Blow_z | 03/01/04

Zone Labs IM Security Mary Fahley | 03/01/04

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