"WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 — A security hole in AOL Time Warner’s Instant Messenger program used by millions of people worldwide can let a hacker take full control of a victim’s computer, according to security researchers and the company. An AOL spokesman said the problem will be fixed soon, and users won’t have to download anything."
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