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Posted by slacker (Member # 2559) on :

linky

As if I needed a reason to move away from using AOL's AIM software, here's another reason - spyware. With the latest version, people are reporting that they are seeing a program called Viewpoint (coincidentally, installing the entire AOL program will also install this).

In addition, when you install the software, AOL makes an unauthorized entry to make free.aol.com a trusted website.

For those who might want alternatives to AIM, here you go:

trillian
gaim

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

iChat [Big Grin]

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

I hate SPYWARE! IT has to stop!
I got something called Shopav... I hate it!
*angry* [Mad]

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

AOL is all one big virus anyway. I attribute it to my old hard drive crashing. love my COX cable internet service using a freeware Flashpeak SlimBrowser. no troubles