Moreover, the application features a file sharing component that enables you to store files of various formats on a specific directory in your computer, which other ICQ users can access and save to their PC. In addition, the chat tool lets you look for people and see if they are registered users, based on their nickname, email address or other details you may know about them. ICQ Pro lets you add friends who already have an account or invite new people as well. The main window of the utility features a fairly compact interface, integrating most of its functions in neatly-organized menus, so you can work with them whenever you need, yet without them intruding on your space too much. Subsequent to the installation process, you will need to provide your login credentials in order to access ICQ Pro, or create a new account using a valid email address. 'Any users who are concerned can simply upgrade to the latest version of ICQ or not load suspicious RSS feeds,' he said via instant message.ICQ Pro is a handy and easy to understand piece of software functioning as an Instant Messaging instrument, aimed to provide you with the ability of chatting with your friends or even strangers online. More information on these bugs can be found here.ĪOL said it was working to fix the bugs, but the company classifies them as 'minor and low-risk,' according to spokesman Andrew Weinstein. These flaws could allow attackers to change the toolbar's configuration settings or possibly run scripting code by sending victims maliciously encoded RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds. 'Just by being there, someone can send them a message and they can be compromised.'Ĭore has also discovered less-critical issues in AOL's ICQ Toolbar 1.3 for Internet Explorer. Victims 'don't have to do anything at all,' Caceres said. Hackers could attack a PC by sending a maliciously encoded instant message to any ICQ Pro 2003b user connected to the service. More information on this flaw can be found on the Core Web site.

Core researchers have developed proof-of-concept code that causes ICQ Pro 2003b to crash and they believe that this vulnerability could eventually be exploited to run unauthorized software on a user's PC.

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