24 Oct
2003
24 Oct
'03
12:13 a.m.
Without notice AOL has been modifying the operating system settings of users with AOL software installed on Windows computers. Although complaints about Windows' Messenger pop-up spam continue to grow, few users bother to turn off the Windows' Messenger service. Starting two weeks ago AOL used the self-updating machanism in AOL's software to turn-off the Windows' Messenger service. AOL has turned it off on 15 million users computers so far. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7278 How many other ISPs intend to follow AOL's practice and use their connection support software to fix the defaults on their customer's Windows computers?