COMMAND

    ICQ

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    Systems running ICQ 99 (mostly Win32)

PROBLEM

    'delta' found following.  He  find that icq 99 stored  password in
    open text in file:

        ICQ\NewDB\uin#.dat

    Try open  it with  notepad, hit  search and  enter your  password.
    Password always placed  in the end  of line "iUserSound".   Dmitri
    Alperovitch added  following.   Encryption Software  has written a
    program that  demonstrates this  by parsing  these .DAT  files for
    password and showing it to the user.  It can be downloaded at:

        http://www.encrsoft.com/products.html#icqpass

SOLUTION

    It had  be known  for ages  that using  ICQ and  similar stuff  in
    network enviroment or where other users have access is against IQ.
    Anyway, the  option to  save password  can be  turned off in ICQ's
    Security & Privacy settings.