cuz one of my friends sent me a few txt files and i really dont trust him because hes the kind of careless idiot who likes stupid jokes
2007-08-12 07:54:58 · 6 answers · asked by Wainwright for Cy Young 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It's possible if it's a file like filename.txt.exe. The last extension is a .exe file, or executable file. This can contain a virus. However, I don't know of any text files being a virus, spyware or anything like that. The file type, whatever it may be, has to contain executable code.
Regards,
Brandon
2007-08-12 08:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.txt files can be virus'. Most programs use a .txt file to run so it is possible for a virus to be attached to a file your friend wants to send you. Viruses don't usually come with e-mails unless they have a attachment. So no need to worry about them!
2007-08-12 15:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible. Hackers can disguise file types. So, even though it has a .txt file extension, it can actually be an executable file in disguise.
2007-08-12 15:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.txt files cannnot be executed like a .exe file. It may also be a good idea to ask him if he actually sent that file and what it contains.
2007-08-12 15:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by pderover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol. It can be double renamed to look like a text file. If he put double extensions on it. Text files can definently be viruses though. Especially if they are saved as cfg.
2007-08-12 15:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Belly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
If it is a text file by itself (nothing else came with it) then you're okay. If its with a whole bunch of stuff (like scripts, batch files, or an exe than i wouldn't run it unless you know what you're doing).
stuff to look out for...
.vbs
.cmd
.bat
and any activex controls or addons that try to install themselves without your consent.
2007-08-12 15:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by eternalbeginnings 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋