Does MySpace really have a virus that affects your computer?

Answer 1

No but the pop-ups sure do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Most sites have some type of virus or another. The problem with MySpace is that so many teenagers are on it. In all their wisdom (pun intended) they will open just about anything sent to them, without a second thought. Again teenage wisdom at it's finest. Hackers, and Internet criminals know this, and exploit it. Also, teenagers, by and large, do not regularly run virus scans on computers that they use, even their own. That's usually left to an adult that most times is the one who paid for it, and has the most to lose...

Answer 3

MySpace itself doesn't but there are pages out there that look like they're from MySpace. People will click and do stuff on the fake MySpace thinking that it's the real one.

There's a recent one that uses people's ignorance and Apple Quicktime. People will give their password to view videos thinking it's just a regular old video.

Answer 4

I don't think myspace cause virus.But i do know that when i had myspace,I clicked on a profile(someone wanted to add me) and when i clicked her profile which turned out to be a bot.It installed 7 virus on my PC.Virus Burst,Pest Trap,Win 32, etc so yes some sites on there do have virus.

Answer 5

Astroturfing

Viral marketing has become popular - and successful - on the Internet. For example, studios create MySpace profiles for movies. Then they wait for netizens to create a buzz.

Some companies are employing increasingly underhanded techniques. For example, Ruckus, a legal file-sharing network, allegedly created a fake profile on Facebook.

As the story goes, "Brody Ruckus" said his girlfriend would consent to group sex. But 100,000 people had to join his page. More than 300,000 joined.

Ruckus the company got the e-mail addresses of those who joined. They, in turn, received unsolicited e-mail about its products.

That's just one example. Some company shills tout products in forums and on message boards. This is astroturfing--creating a false grassroots buzz around a product.

Answer 6

No. I have been hooked up on myspace for like 2 years or so and it has never done anything wrong to my computer

Answer 7

My 3 antivirus programs says yes. Also they have a person placing hacked banners up that have the virus (per news report).

I don't think it is all'myspace' that has the virus, but everytime my children try to go there my anti-viruses pop up telling them they blocked a trojan and what the trojan name is. It's not the same trojan each time though.

Answer 8

nada, nope, no way, nuh uh. Seeing as how myspace doesn't really interact with your computer (via downloads, temporary files, etc.) there shouldn't be anything that affects your computer directly. Now you do have to look out for the log in pages that don't say "Myspace.com" in the URL... I came accross one in a bulletin...

Answer 9

MySpace itself does not have any Malware. The individual sites you visit could have Malware to download on your computer.

Answer 10

It doesn't affect your computer but there's a virus going around that is hacking people's accounts.

Answer 11

It may have. You be on the safer side. You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton, AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at
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