Users of Yahoo Messenger, in a new development, may've their status updates altered despite their wishes, and thereby inadvertently spread malicious software, reported Help Net Security on December 2, 2011.
Actually, remote attackers by using one just-found exploit within Messenger client edition 11.x are randomly altering status messages belonging to practically any user of Yahoo Messenger who maybe executing the susceptible edition.
Security researchers at BitDefender the anti-virus firm discovered the particular flaw when they were examining a consumer's complaint regarding unexpected behavior of Yahoo Messenger.
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