AIM from thi site comes with spyware

[yungeng]

I downloaded the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.3598 from this site and installed on my computer, after scanning with webroot spysweeper I found out that a commercial keystorke logger spybuddy is installed. I can not even remove it from my computer.

Dude, how can you doing this! You will be complained or sued!

[OldVersion.com Admin]

I downloaded the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.3598 from this site and installed on my computer, after scanning with webroot spysweeper I found out that a commercial keystorke logger spybuddy is installed. I can not even remove it from my computer.

Dude, how can you doing this! You will be complained or sued!

This is an extremely serious issue. We scan all our software for anything like that. I'm going to remove this title temporarily, and investigate further. We will help you remove everything, but I'm hoping it was just a false report on your virus software.

Thank you for letting us know about this, we're going to investigate it.

[OldVersion Admin]

I downloaded the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5.3598 from this site and installed on my computer, after scanning with webroot spysweeper I found out that a commercial keystorke logger spybuddy is installed. I can not even remove it from my computer.

Dude, how can you doing this! You will be complained or sued!
I have checked the file and it doesn't contain any spyware (also scanned with Webroot Spy Sweeper). It either detected a false positive, or that version of AIM is susiptible to an exploit. Please make sure you're using the latest version of Webroot Spy Sweeper.

OldVersion.com Admin

[yungeng]

Thank you for the quick resonse first!

We may use different ways to scan the spyware.

My process is to install the aim first, then use the webroot spysweeper to scan the computer, then the spybuddy was found.

If you simply just use the norton anti-virus or spysweeper to scan the aim installation execuatable, you will find the nothing. Please do install the aim first, then scan your computer, you will find it.

my spysweeper version is the lastest: I check the update every day. 4.5.8 (build 683)

v595.

Here is the spysweeper scan log a few minutes ago:

9:51 PM: | Start of Session, Wednesday, January 04, 2006 |
9:51 PM: Spy Sweeper started
9:51 PM: Sweep initiated using definitions version 595
9:51 PM: Starting Memory Sweep
9:52 PM: Memory Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:01:23
9:52 PM: Starting Registry Sweep
9:52 PM: Found System Monitor: spybuddy
9:52 PM: HKLM (ID = 1098875)
9:53 PM: Registry Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time:00:00:11
9:53 PM: Starting Cookie Sweep
9:53 PM: Cookie Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:00:00
9:53 PM: Starting File Sweep
9:54 PM: Warning: Failed to access drive F:
9:54 PM: File Sweep Complete, Elapsed Time: 00:01:44
9:54 PM: Full Sweep has completed. Elapsed time 00:03:21
9:54 PM: Traces Found: 1
9:59 PM: Removal process initiated
9:59 PM: Quarantining All Traces: spybuddy
9:59 PM: Warning: Failed to export "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\": Access is denied
9:59 PM: Failed to quarantine spybuddy
9:59 PM: Failed to quarantine HKLM:
9:59 PM: Removal process completed. Elapsed time 00:00:00

[OldVersion.com Admin]

I made sure that Charles installed the file first, so I do believe that this has to be a false positive.

[the gaffer]

i dont use this software but did download and install it just out of interest,i cannot find anything on the system ive put it on, my av scanner is bang up to date and ive run a couple of spyware apps as well.was this the only thing you downloaded and installed the same day ? are you sure it came from the aim file,i have never had anything show up after installing an app that wasnt picked up by scanning a download before installing it

[OldVersion Admin]

Thank you for the quick resonse first!

We may use different ways to scan the spyware.

I used the same exact method as you and did not find spybuddy anywhere...

[spunker88]

All the versions of aim 5.0+ have some crap with them. Go AIM 4.8 or lower!

[The Dude]

AIm 5.5.3598 CANADIAN VERSION is the best (No spyware,no games,no crap!!)

Download it here (http://canada.aol.com/aim/aim55) :)