Computer Virus Producers Are Lowest Of The Low

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has become an integral way for students to communicate on campus. Before I enrolled at UConn a couple of years ago I had never touched AIM, but now I find myself signed on almost all day, everyday. I have had relatively few problems with the program until a couple of days ago when I accidentally downloaded an AIM virus.

I have to say I enjoy using AIM. I can put up an away message, talk to who I want to talk to, and ignore those who annoy me. I can even block those few people who I wish didn't exist. For those I do communicate with, I have achieved a certain level of trust. So when somebody on my buddy list sent me a link I did not even second-guess whether or not to click on it - it was just a natural reaction. To my dismay, I downloaded a virus, which then proceeded to send itself to more of my acquaintances automatically.