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Stuart J. Johnston

In Brief

Yahoo IM Flaw

Older versions of Yahoo Messenger have several security holes that could allow bad guys to take over your system. The company has posted a new version that takes care of the flaws. Download and install the update, version 5.0.0.1065.

Patch Gets Patched

Microsoft has released an updated version of its MSN Chat control--a part of MSN Messenger--to plug a security hole it didn't fix completely in an earlier update. So it's time to download a new fix--whether you grabbed the previous one or not. Sigh.

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Found a hardware or software bug? Tell us about it via e-mail at bugs@pcworld.com.

Stuart J. Johnston is a contributing editor for PC World.

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