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  Serious AIM Security Hole Could Invite Worms - Expert
Time: 12:49 EST/17:49 GMT | News Source: NewsBytes | Posted By: Byron Hinson

A security flaw in America Online's popular online chat program could allow a remote attacker silently to penetrate the computer of users of the software, security experts said today. The vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) for Windows could enable a malicious person to write a self-propagating program, or "worm," that could use AIM to spread itself to users in a victim's "buddy list," according to the security research group that discovered the bug, w00w00 Security Development.

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