I am a old school die hard that bashes AOL every chance I get. But this article is a defnite read if you use the AOL Instant Messenger. (Editors Choice is ICQ)
http://pedram.redhive.com/advisories/aim+%20spyware.txt
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Your partially correct but a lot of people add this add on’s without the knowledge that they are not produced by AOL and are designed by a thirs party. Thanks for the comment though will try and insure headline is more accurate.
Hrm…seems like kinda a deceptive subject line there.
The linked text file clearly states that the risk lies in an AIM wrapper called AIM+. It’s not “AIM spying on you”, it’s an add-on. I also don’t see what benefit AIM+ provides you, so if you install it you do so at your own risk. But don’t blame AOL just because someone creates a tool that utilizes their program.
Note, you can’t even “bash” AOL for this one, it’s not their fault. It pays to be wary in these days of spyware and trojans.