I just saw a question that caused me to have a question. Can a virus be transmitted through Yahoo answers?
2006-08-14 08:46:58 · 13 answers · asked by Chloe 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Any link that you click on any webpage has the potential to transmit a virus. To help prevent this, always keep your Windows patched and updated (updates are free and new ones come out the 2nd Tuesday of every month). And use an anti-virus program that has a real-time web scanner. Avast is just one such anti-virus that does use this technique.
2006-08-14 09:30:25 · answer #1 · answered by jibberjabbar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One could plant a link in their answer that, if clicked on, could cause a virus to be downloaded.
2006-08-14 08:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by shirley_corsini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they have a link and you go there and it has a virus you would get the virus.
2006-08-14 09:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by videogamer91193 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which virus are you talking about? Flu, HIV, Birdflu, West Nile, STD? Check website below
http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&fr2=sfp&p=Can+a+virus+be+transmitted%3F&meta=vc%3D
2006-08-14 08:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if you click on a link that has a virus
2006-08-14 08:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by sweetlittlemama2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, unless someone gives u link on it and it is a link to a virus.
2006-08-14 08:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by coolcat123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses are usually sent in attachments through e-mails, so I would have to leave that possibility open, and say YES.
2006-08-14 08:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only rhrough a bad link to an exe
2006-08-14 08:53:04 · answer #8 · answered by wcnghj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wellsaid! that is how you get one!
and they propogate that is why they are called virus.
email can have a VIRUS ATTACHED
2006-08-14 08:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by Hoku S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you click the link, if you didn't then you are fine
word of advice, never accept exe extension files.
2006-08-14 08:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋