Anti-Spim Tool - Defender Pro Computer Security From Kaspersky Labs
Spim is the instant messaging equivalent of Spam.
Defender Pro Anti-Spim allows you to block annoying Spim from your Instant Messenger account. Defender Pro Anti-Spim works with all popular Instant Messenger programs to send unwanted messages to the trash.
Just like spam, the most common forms of spim are annoying Instant Messages advertising anything from cheap Viagra to pre-approved home mortgages. It may sound harmless, but imagine waiting for an important IM message while marketing screens continue popping up wasting your valuable time.
How Bad Is It?
The impact of spam is well-chronicled, but how big a problem is spim? Recently, a survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported that 52 million American adults use IM and that nearly one third of those IM users have reported receiving at least one unsolicited IM advertisement. This means that around 17 million adults have received spim.