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SPIM: Spam Through Instant Messaging

Spim is spam delivered through instant messaging (IM) instead of through e-mail messaging. Although less ubiquitous than its e-mail counterpart, spim is reaching more users all the time. According to a report from Ferris Research, 500 million IM spam were sent in 2003, twice the level of 2002. As it becomes more prevalent, spim could impact the business community similarly to the way that spam does now, by consuming corporate resources and creating security problems.

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SPIM: Spam Through Instant Messaging