Has AIM been adding bots to everyone else's buddy lists too?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-11-16 03:20pm

AOL System Msg: AIM added a new AIM Bots group to your Buddy List.
AOL System Msg: Send IMs to moviefone and shoppingbuddy for great holiday flicks and gift ideas. (To remove 'em, just right-click and delete! Learn More)

DELETED! [/Strongbad]

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-11-16 03:25pm

Yeah, I got them too.
*puts on tinfoil hat, gets into bunker*
Is a conspiracy, I tells ya. AOL has acheived sentience and is trying to conquer the world more than usual!

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2005-11-16 03:29pm

Got them, blocked them.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-11-16 03:30pm

I haven't noticed anything, but I'm sure as hell going to kill some shit when I get home...

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-11-16 03:31pm

Yeah - deleted them...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2005-11-16 03:37pm

None here, though there's a Slashdot Article about it.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-11-16 03:44pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:None here, though there's a Slashdot Article about it.

Probably cause you use Miranda or Trillian (make up your mind which, I can never remember!

)... as for me, I'm behind a pretty heavily policed uni network, which might've helped...

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2005-11-16 03:54pm

Miranda now; I'm not looking back unless it gets as buggy as Trillian is.

Viva Miranda!!

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-11-16 04:05pm

Ok it happened to me too, how do you delete these things? I just blocked them for now but can't find a delete option
I don't use AIM too much

Can you tell?

Jawawithagun · Post by **Jawawithagun** » 2005-11-16 04:35pm

got them when I started up GAIM today and deleted!

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-11-16 04:40pm

Mrs Kendall wrote:Ok it happened to me too, how do you delete these things? I just blocked them for now but can't find a delete option
I don't use AIM too much Can you tell?

Use 'Buddy List Setup' or whatever it's called. Should be buttons there for the purpose. Select and exterminate.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-11-16 04:44pm

Mrs Kendall wrote:Ok it happened to me too, how do you delete these things? I just blocked them for now but can't find a delete option
I don't use AIM too much Can you tell?

All I did was do a "right-click" on the bot name then selected "delete.

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-11-16 05:36pm

Elheru Aran wrote:
Mrs Kendall wrote:Ok it happened to me too, how do you delete these things? I just blocked them for now but can't find a delete option
I don't use AIM too much Can you tell?
Use 'Buddy List Setup' or whatever it's called. Should be buttons there for the purpose. Select and exterminate.

Thanks, that worked, although I got a message shortly after saying they were no longer available to delete them

whatever, at least they aren't cluttering up my buddy list anymore.

Oh and no I didn't have the delete option when I right clicked on the names of the bots

I tried that already, I mean geeze give me some credit

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-11-16 05:39pm

Yeah, when you delete them it informs you of this fact, as if you didn't know already.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2005-11-16 05:42pm

Even AIM 9.0 has the fuckin' things. But what really pisses me off is that I've clicked off the "open AIM.com" option several times but everytime I start AIM it starts opening a IE window to aim.com!!

Fuckin' thing.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-11-16 05:45pm

LadyTevar wrote:Even AIM 9.0 has the fuckin' things. But what really pisses me off is that I've clicked off the "open AIM.com" option several times but everytime I start AIM it starts opening a IE window to aim.com!!

Fuckin' thing.

For me, it hijacks Firefox.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2005-11-16 09:04pm

I hate AIMbots, so I'm moving this to G&C.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2005-11-16 09:09pm

I got them this afternoon, and deleted them first thing. I wasn't concerned about bugs as much as I didn't care about whatever they had to shove down my throat.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2005-11-16 09:16pm

Yup, it appears everyone is getting it. My roommate had it and I did too.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-11-16 09:51pm

Rogue 9 wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:Even AIM 9.0 has the fuckin' things. But what really pisses me off is that I've clicked off the "open AIM.com" option several times but everytime I start AIM it starts opening a IE window to aim.com!!

Fuckin' thing.
For me, it hijacks Firefox.

Yeah, it opens a new Mozilla window to AIM.com for me, too. Is it possible to turn that off?

No sign of the bots, though.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-11-16 09:53pm

I haven't gotten this, but then, I haven't upgraded for quite some time.

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-11-16 10:40pm

I got 'em. Killed 'em off the bat.

Laird · Post by **Laird** » 2005-11-17 03:08am

Makes me glad I use Miranda.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-11-17 05:27am

Using Trillian, I just got this.

Delete!

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2005-11-17 07:40am

I haven't gotten 'em yet, but my roommate did; we're both using regular AIM on the college network here.