<s>
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
free	O
third-party	O
add-on	B-Application
for	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
(	O
AIM	O
)	O
created	O
by	O
Cuban-Aftermath	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	B-Application
removes	O
advertisements	O
from	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
of	O
AIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
remove	O
spyware	O
such	O
as	O
Viewpoint	O
Media	O
Player	O
and	O
WildTangent	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
commonly	O
included	O
in	O
AIM	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
add-ons	O
like	O
DeadAIM	B-Protocol
,	O
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
actually	O
modifies	O
AIM	O
itself	O
to	O
remove	O
advertisements	O
and	O
spyware	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
unnecessary	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
load	O
every	O
time	O
AIM	O
is	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
run	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
program	O
or	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	B-Application
to	O
an	O
existing	O
installation	O
of	O
AIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
is	O
run	O
,	O
it	O
downloads	O
the	O
AIM	O
setup	O
files	O
if	O
AIM	O
is	O
not	O
already	O
installed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
prompts	O
the	O
user	O
which	O
components	O
of	O
AIM	O
should	O
be	O
blocked	O
or	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
downloading	O
plugins	B-Application
from	O
AOL	O
and	O
various	O
third-party	O
plugins	B-Application
from	O
AOL	O
Greenhouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
is	O
any	O
malware	O
or	O
spyware	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
installation	O
of	O
AIM	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
WeatherBug	B-Operating_System
or	O
WildTangent	O
,	O
AIM	B-Protocol
Ad	I-Protocol
Hack	I-Protocol
will	O
remove	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
