Printable View
PS if advertisementz on the .net r your problem I simply close them b4 they have a chance to load. Crl, alt, & delete if all else fails. A even if not biger problem would be cookies, I mean its such a privacy threat and it is such a pain in the neck to get rid of in some situations.
Seeing that you specifically mentioned Yahoo! Messenger, there was a very recent announcement of a BO attack that it was vulnerable to...
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html
While the chances are remote, there is a possibility that this would have been an avenue for someone to take advantage ....
Time to run some good AV software ....
Neb
Yah00 is known for its expliots.There are codes you can insert in filter #1 that help stop some of the problems in Yah00.But my advice is to use the JAvA version of Yah00.Les "boots" and less problems with Yah00's known script kiddies.Which is a major problem with Yah00 chat.Yah00 really needs a major patching done to it. And I do not use the yah00 instant message software.I chat in yah00 dailly in hackers lounge #1.Few script kiddes come there,when they do they usually are running "booters" So useing the java version is better. :)