Don't trust AIM/AOL

[Fear Feathers]

A friend of mine told me that aim installs a spyware into your pc. I quickly went to google search to learn more about this and stumbled onto an 04 thread which holds many valid infomations regarding what the AIM client is doing when your installing AIM.

http://www.computing.net/answers/security/aol-forceinstalling-spyware/9665.html

 

[Erich]

Wow, people these days have nothing else better to do then make other peoples life's miserable.

 

[The Yeti]

Yahoo Instant Messenger is also guilty of this. It's very unfortunate.

 

[bizXn]

Thats ok for me. When I want to go talk to my AIM friends I go to meebo.com Great site

 

[TheOperator]

I Once tryed AIM Out, i didnt really like it tbh

 

[Beta]

There are alternatives to using official instant messenger programs.

http://www.pidgin.im/

This is a REALLY great substitute that handles almost any chat client in one program. I used to use it all the time. Plus its free

 

[Madvillain]

Had aim since like 6th grade, so after 10 years I don't think this will stop me from using it. =p

 

[Death_Blade]

Skype > all

 

[Krumlov]

I don't trust messenger clients in general. If I was to use Gtalk, I just log into gmail and use the web based client. If I want to vid chat, Skype is the answer.

<3 Skype

 

[GBear]

You can bound your AIM account to GMail. That's how I talk to my AIM friends.

 

[Simon]

*sigh* Do people have so much free time they make viruses?

They need a real job

 

[Ric]

That message is in void.

Later on realized it was Microsoft's situation, not AOL's.

Anyways, all Viewpoint did was identify you when you looked at certain URL's.

AIM doesn't do this no longer, EXCEPT when you agree to the install bar it asks you upon install.

Any IM program is considered "adware" in the sense of it displaying pop-up/outs.
All is guilty, I still use AIM to this day.