Security Best Practice: Blocking Yahoo! Messenger
| Check Point Reference: | SBP-2010-01 | |
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| Source: | IPS Research Center | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Yahoo! Messenger users | ||
| Vulnerability Description Instant Messaging applications allow communication and collaboration between Internet users using various modes of communication, including instant messages exchange, voice and video, application sharing, white board, file transfer and remote assistance. Yahoo! Messenger is an advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. In addition to instant messaging features, it also offers IMVironments, address-book integration and Custom Status Messages. |
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Vulnerability Details Some organizations prefer to prevent their employees from using Instant Messaging applications, since many Instant Messaging applications are prone to multiple vulnerabilities. The impacts of these vulnerabilities could range from modifying data in a victim's friend list, to a denial of service attack, to the execution of malicious code on a victim's system. In addition, Instant Messaging capabilities such as file transfer are a potential source of virus and worm infections. |
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block the use of Yahoo! Messenger.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.