AIM

AIM was a free third-party add-on for AOL Instant Messenger created by Big-O Software.

Some special features include conversation logging, ad removal, cloning (which allows more than one instance of AOL Instant Messenger simultaneously), hotkeys, and transparency.^[1]

Pedram Amini discovered that AIM has contained an item of "spyware" which reports user statistics such as IP address, log-in time, profile information, etc. to the developer. Since version 2.2.1 (build 65), however, this feature has apparently been removed.^[2]

References

^ Lemos, Robert (29 Sep 2003). "AIM creators delete "spyware" feature". CNET. Retrieved 25 Oct 2024.
^ Fleshbourne, Daniel (12 Dec 2001). "AIM ". Neowin. Retrieved 25 Oct 2024.

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[z917-1] Lemos, Robert (29 Sep 2003). "AIM creators delete "spyware" feature". CNET. Retrieved 25 Oct 2024.

[h917-2] Fleshbourne, Daniel (12 Dec 2001). "AIM ". Neowin. Retrieved 25 Oct 2024.

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