Removing those Annoying Ads From the AIM Buddy List

First, exit out of AIM if it's currently running. Launch Explorer and
change to the default AIM folder. This is usually found in the
c:\program files\aim95\ folder. Identify the file "admin.ocm" and
make a copy of it in the same folder. Identify the file "advert.ocm"
and delete this file. Rename the copy of "admin.ocm" to "advert.ocm"

Tip from WUGNET

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