After announcing yesterday to solve some problems related to Chat Rooms (Chat Rooms Follow Up), many Sarah Bacon (Product Manager / Yahoo! Messenger), came with a Security update for the version of windows a Y!M 8.1 .

The new version 8.1.0.416 , is recommended to users who have installed Yahoo! Messenger before 21 August 2007 . The update is targeting a problem of security (blocking type attacks Of the via webcam), come with the acceptance of the guests webcam . If the user does not accept the webcam invitations from an attacker, the danger is inexSistant.

How can you see what version of yahoo! Messenger do you use?

– from yahoo! Messenger, in the option bar: Help -> About Yahoo! Messenger . If the version for MyYahoo! Module 8.0.0.1 is equal to or greater than 8.1.0.416 , update-ul not necessary .
For update to the new version of Y! M: Help -> Check for Updates . A web page will open on which you are informed about the version of Y! M, running on the PC. If the update is not required, the following message will appear:

Congratulations!

You are currently running the latest Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1

For update, follow the steps indicated on the web page, open. Basically it is like a installation a Yahoo! Messenger.

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