Windows Live Messenger Friendly Infections
	Browsers and operating systems are still the preferred avenue for attacks, vulnerability exploits and spreading malicious code. But at the same time, the consistent effort poured by developers to bulletproof the main attack vectors from Windows Vista to Linux, and from Internet Explorer 7 to Firefox, means that malware needs to find alternative open doors in order to compromise and infect computers. Attacks are shifting away from ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 16:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Beware of IM Attacks!
	Using Instant Messaging services is a ‘must’ for everybody that has set eyes on a computer. Faster than anything else and less expensive at that, this type of service has caught on big time with all those tech-savvy. Because of that, the attention of hackers has turned on them and attacks have been increasing in numbers via the IM platforms. Last July, Akronix, a vendor of messaging security systems found that in the previous ... [read more >>]
	01 February 2008, 17:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

AIM Says It's Secure, New Hack Proves It Isn't
	A security flaw in the AIM instant messaging client, discovered a few months ago, has recently been patched, AOL proudly announced. But it seems like the users are still at risk, as some researchers managed to prove. It's pretty simple to show that AIM is still vulnerable: all you need to do is to find a way to exploit the glitch and to obtain complete control over an affected system. And according to Wired, somebody could e ... [read more >>]
	06 December 2007, 06:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Chatty GMail Out and About
	The day must be really long for the people in charge with working at Google’s mail service. "Get up, work, work, work, lunch, work, work, cup of tea, work, work, work, quick shower, work, dinner at the office, work, falling asleep on the keyboard." And the second day all over again. As foreshadowed by Ionut Alex. Chitu on his blog and related ... [read more >>]
	05 December 2007, 03:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Talk and AIM Sitting in a Tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
	Two years ago, when Google bought 5% of AOL one clause of the agreement was about the "enabling [of] Google Talk and AIM instant messaging users to communicate with each other, provided certain conditions are met." It took a long time for everything to be in place and the conditions to be met, but it eventually happened and in the following period the two are going to communicate. Unfortunately it’s not going to be a ... [read more >>]
	09 November 2007, 04:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yahoo! Latest Messenger – Close to an Attempt to Topple AIM in the US
	The Yahoo! Instant Messenger 9.0 Beta that was rolled out on Tuesday was well received by the users and that was to be expected. Its user base grew 19% over the last year and that is the best news for Yahoo! that was to be had, now with the announced closing of Yahoo! 360. It is likely to play a central role in linking up the company’s various web services, much in the same manner Microsoft relies heavily on Windows Live Messenge ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Instant Messenger Available for Download
	AOL updated AIM a few days ago and made the 6.5 version available for download for all the users. Just as before, this latest release of AIM can be installed without any charge and includes lots of new or improved features which might bring a new chatting experience for your own pleasure. For example, the new application comes with several new color themes which are supposed to modify the interface and allow you to communicate ea ... [read more >>]
	10 October 2007, 07:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

YM's Rivals Get Involved in Social Networking Services
	AOL has always been regarded as one of the potential companies which can compete with Google and Yahoo in many aspects, the instant messaging competition being one of them. AOL's AIM always tried to challenge Yahoo Messenger but this time, it is a serious attempt. A few days ago, AOL signed a deal with Bebo, a famous social networking website, in order to promote its instant messaging client among the registered users and lu ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Must-Have Patch to Secure Your Instant Messenger
	A recently discovered vulnerability in AIM revealed that a hacker can harm a user's computer if he manages to exploit and take advantage of the flaw. Security researchers from Core Security Technologies confirmed the issue and sustained it affects AIM 6. ... [read more >>]
	28 September 2007, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

One More Instant Messenger Makes You Vulnerable
	Today's online instant messengers challenge one another with new functions and abilities that lure new users to their products and win the competition. SecurityFocus reports a new security flaw in AOL Instant Messenger which might allow an attacker execute malicious codes in order to take the control of the computer. Basically, a malicious person might try to exploit this vulnerability to open the system for new and more dan ... [read more >>]
	14 September 2007, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Resident Evil: Dead Aim Unlockables and Secrets (PS2)
	Resident Evil: Dead Aim (Japanese Gun Survivor 4: Biohazard - Heroes Never Die) is the fourth release in the Gun Survivor series and the first to feature third-person movement, similar to its predecessor titles in the Resident Evil series. Capcom were able to ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2007, 04:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia