Security concerns put MSN Messenger beta on hold
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft has suspended the beta testing of the next version of its MSN Messenger client because of a potential security problem, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. Testers discovered a potential security issue in the early version of MSN Messenger 7 shortly after Microsoft made the instant messaging client available to a select group of testers over the weekend, according to postings on MSN Messenger enthusiast Web site Mess.be. The problem lies in a new MSN Messenger feature dubbed "winks" that allows users to send each other sound animations. The feature can be abused to overwhelm a user's system, according to Mess.be.