Are streaming video sights safe from spyware and viruses?

Question

I found this sight that is like youtube. Is it possible to get anything from these sights.

Answer 1

u dont need to worry about the video i dont think ... but as with any other site the ads and things can give u tracking cookies and in extreme cases ads can give u somthing worse like a trojan ... thats from any site though ... u need to run a software firewall and a good antispyware application always for any web surfing ...

Answer 2

Is it possible? Sure. Technology like Javascript, Active X, Flash animation and others allow websites to run programs within the web browser. And, because they are programs, they can install spyware, viruses and other malicious files. For example, in MySpace, some clever hacker included a worm within a music clip which infected tens of thousands of computers. You have to understand, when you allow these extra visual and audio effects, you're giving permission for them to run programs on your computer. Internet Explorer tries to solve the problem by putting websites in to trusted or not trusted website zones. I recommend you only use trusted websites and stay away from sketchy websites.

Answer 3

Yes, it is possible for a malicious site, even one that shares streaming video, to spread spyware and viruses. I've never heard of a virus attached to a streaming video file however.

Answer 4

First you have to trust the website. An Internet trust organization is a company that verifies that a website has a privacy statement (a posted notification of how your personal information is used) and that the website gives you a choice of how they use your information. Websites approved by Internet trust organizations are able to display the privacy certification seals, usually somewhere on their home page or order forms. However, these seals don't guarantee that a website is trustworthy; it just means the website complies with the terms acceptable to the Internet trust organization. Additionally, some unscrupulous websites might display the trust logos fraudulently. If you are not sure whether a trust logo is legitimate, contact the trust organization to see if the website is registered with them.

Answer 5

YES. Although YouTube itself hasn't suffered from a true malware problem, other streaming video sites can have embedded malware. The link below will explain in further detail if needed.

Answer 6

the website might have viruses and spy ware on them and even if the streaming videos might be safe, the website it self can still infect you with these things.

Any website can have viruses and spy ware, and people can write scrips that install them without you knowing, so it doesn't matter if they have streaming videos or not.

Answer 7

if it's streaming then i don't think so cuz u aren't really downloading it ur just loading it

Answer 8

depends on which sites and probably yes..

Answer 9

no