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Promoting IM Safety: Avoiding Bugs and Other Nuisances

While instant messaging is a great means for communicating with friends and family, it can also become a medium for havoc on your personal information and your computer. This library will teach users how to protect themselves and their computer hardware from malicious viruses and predators online.
3 Tips for Avoiding a Virus Link
Receive a virus link? Check out this IM security lesson on virus links and how they can spread viruses rapidly on your computer and those of your IM buddies.
Five Tips for IM Safety
Five tips for keeping safe from harassment, sexual advances and viruses on instant messenger.
Uproar Over Spyware Threatens Digsby IM’s Popularity
Digsby IM's Research Module spyware collects personal information about IM users. The Research Module's addition has hurt Digsby IM's reputation.
Opinion: Digsby Spyware Debate Offers Many Lessons
Opinion: Many lessons can be learned from the addition of Digsby Spyware. Who is responsible for Digsby spyware fallout?
Digsby Spyware -- Is the Research Module Appropriate or Intrusive Dig…
Is the Digsby spyware addition appropriate or intrusive? Voice your opinion of Digsby spyware.
Sexting Laws in the United States
Looking for sexting laws and consequences? Our list of federal and state laws spell out punishments for sexting crimes.
Alert: Twitter Porn Name Game Phishing Scam
Heard of the Twitter porn name game? Playing the Twitter porn name game could expose you to identity theft.
Six Tips for Dating Online, IM
Each year, 15 percent of Interner users participate in online dating, yet only a small number of those online dating participants find love. Learn how to make your online dating more successful with these six expert tips.
Dating Online and Heartbreak
Do you participate in online dating? Learn how to be successful at finding more love matches when dating online and how to protect yourself from heartbreak. Expert advice, written for those who are new and seasoned participants of online dating.
Falling In Love with a Scam Artist
One woman's harrowing story of falling in love with an Internet scam artist from Nigeria.
Three Steps to Stopping a Cyberbully
Are you being victimized by a cyberbully on IM? Follow these steps to stop another user from harassing you or any others in the future.
Removing Profileye from Facebook
Accidentally install the Profileye on Facebook? These simple steps will show you how to remove the Profileye application from Facebook.
Removing the Error Check System from Facebook
Accidentally install the Error Check System or View the Errors Message work on Facebook? These simple steps will show you how to remove the Error Check System application from Facebook.
McCain, Obama Agree on IM Security for Kids
Find out more about Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama's policies on IM, the Internet and protecting children.
Mac Users Struck By Rare Trojan Virus
A rare Trojan virus has hit Apple's iChat and Limewire users that could potentially affect security with the operating system.
AIM FAQ: Safety & Security
A laundry load of FAQs about instant messaging safety and security over AOL Instant Messenger's network.
Working to Halt Online Abuse
Since 1997, Working to Halt Abuse Online has dedicated itself to voluntarily monitoring the web and educating Internet users on how to protect themselves from harassment and abuse.
Yahoo! Messenger Safety Guide
This official guide to Yahoo! Messenger outlines safety features and means of protecting yourself from online threats and predators.
Windows Live OneCare
This free Windows Live program helps parents monitor what their kids do online, has the ability to block screennames from instant messaging their children and other valuable safety features.
Google Talk Security FAQ
This resource includes FAQs about Google Talk and protecting users over the GTalk Network.
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