Whenever I look through away messages, at the very bottom of the entire profile, there is a dividing line (like the one between the away message and the profile) and a link that says "Less right clicks, use the Away Page!" that connects to http://buddyinfo.aim.com/away.

I haven't clicked on anything, even though it seems to be something associated with AIM, because I don't want to get a virus.

Does anybody else have this in their buddy windows?

11/7/2005 8:32:34 AM

i noticed it this morning in many people's.....is it a virus?

11/7/2005 8:35:01 AM

ok so it wasn't just something I hadn't noticed before

11/7/2005 8:36:48 AM

it's in every single persons info on my buddy list.

11/7/2005 8:42:19 AM

Obviously not a virus (I see it on my Mac too).

Seems AOL is trying a new way to place ads that won't depend on client...

11/7/2005 8:45:27 AM

get it off get it off i don't like it

11/7/2005 8:47:00 AM

same here... I don't want that there!


has anybody tried clicking on it? what happens? I want to make sure it's legit before clicking it

[Edited on November 7, 2005 at 8:49 AM. Reason : .]

11/7/2005 8:47:33 AM

If you log in to the link, it's a really effective way to AIM stalk without having to be logged in to AIM.

11/7/2005 8:50:48 AM

what do you mean? explain...

11/7/2005 8:51:34 AM

You log in (to an AOL domain), and it takes you to a forum-looking webpage where it lists sequentially (with formatting) everyone in your buddy list's away message and profile. I tried a name I rarely use, and it showed them to me (as well as my AIM status). It also has means for you to comment on people's stuff, which I would assume that anyone who also has that person on their buddy list can see.

It's kinda neat, I think. Their server is being DDOSed by everyone clicking the link though, going really slOOOOwly.

11/7/2005 8:54:00 AM

yeah, it's not a virus. there's a link to the same page from the aim.com homepage

it's kinda shitty they're sticking it in there, but then again, we get the service and software for free

11/7/2005 9:14:22 AM

I had it on my computer when I got into work this morning... ran Adware and now its gone.

11/7/2005 9:45:04 AM

^ Running adaware didn't remove it, AOL removed it.

It's gone for me too.

11/7/2005 10:02:31 AM

I guess enough people complained between 8 a.m. (or whenever it was put up) and 10:10 a.m.

11/7/2005 10:11:17 AM