Windows Messenger is another controversial feature. Indeed XP Messenger is Microsoft's great hope to steal market share from AOL and Yahoo's instant messaging offerings. If it is to be successful it might want to do away with the banner ads which...
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Spammers have latched onto Windows Messenger - which is supposed to be primarily used by systems staff to send administrative messages to computers on a network--as a way to deliver unsolicited pop-up ads.
Adware and spyware writers' favourite tricks will be banned by the pack: Microsoft have promised no more pop-unders, no more unwanted Flash ads, no ads bigger than the screen so that you can't find the close box, that kind of thing.
By publishing open APIs for developers, the ICQ division hopes to turn its instant messenger into an application platform -- a risky path that was also attempted and later abandoned by AOL's Nullsoft division with its Winamp multimedia player.
A brand new PC used to surf the internet for just one hour can expect to pick up almost 850 pieces of adware, spyware, browser hijackers and cookies, according to a new study. Kids websites were among the worst with 359 pieces of adware and three...