Yahoo! Messenger security update fixes vulnerability


Posted by absorbation on Fri 24 Aug 2007 (17:31 GMT) (3039 views)
Last Saturday I posted about a Yahoo! Messenger vulnerability which targeted webcam users. Yahoo! have now released a security update fixing the exploit. Users are recommended to upgrade to the new 8.1.0.416 build.

Even if you installed Yahoo! Messenger as recently as August 20th, 2007 you may not have the very latest version.

You can check to see if you have the latest version by clicking the 'Help' menu option at the top right of your Yahoo! Messenger window, and then clicking 'About Yahoo! Messenger' or 'Check for Updates'.

If your Yahoo! Messenger version number is 8.1.0.416 (or higher) then you have the latest and do not need to take any immediate action. If you are running anything lower than 8.1.0.416 then please upgrade to the latest version.



Source: Yahoo! Messenger blog
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