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SPIM(SPam Instant Messaging) Unsolicited advertising appearing in instant messages. SPIM is even more annoying than spam. Unlike e-mail ads, which can often be relegated to a junk folder in the user's e-mail program, a SPIM ad pops up on screen whenever it is sent. See spam and SPIT. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Worms, viruses, malware, Spim (spam over IM): Numerous malware programs target public IM systems and allow them to bypass standard firewalls and mail server anti-virus systems. launches the IMlogic Threat Center, which detects analyzes, and alerts, and provides protection against harmful instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) threats including IM-borne viruses, worms, SPIM (spam over IM) and malicious code. Spim brings new risks to the Internet through unleashing viruses, creating back doors into computer systems that can be accessed at a later time, and transmitting links to pornography. |
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