Aug 25 2007

Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.416 Released

Posted by: Sierra Monica B. in Software



Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.416 Released

This month Yahoo Messenger encountered problems with malicious webcam viewing invitations sent by hackers.Yahoo Messenger 8.1.0.416 Released
This could be avoided if the users won’t accept the invitation.

According to Yahoo "For this specific security issue, Messenger exits unexpectedly after accepting a webcam invitation from a malicious attacker".

After the critical flaws in the webcam feature discovered in June and the webcam exploit this month, Yahoo released the patched version of Messenger, 8.1.0.416.

Yahoo Messenger users have two options for the moment: to wait for the auto-update to prompt them or to download the latest version.

The problem is time, because "Over the next several weeks, users worldwide will be prompted to update to a new version of Messenger upon signing into the service," according to Yahoo.

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