and how can I stop it?
2007-09-08 15:32:40 · 8 answers · asked by The Walkin' Dude 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Do not click any link from anybody, not even ur contacts. This is how the virus spreads. U click , u get infected. Be careful out there!
2007-09-09 00:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by Drago 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES - ABSOLUTELY TRUE
i know that by my own experience - i chated on msn with one girl
and one day i noticed that whole computer was messed up - run to store and bought Norton AntiVirus and it was gone after running Norton - since that case i keep Norton so much better than any other anti-virus program - girl later told me she got virus from someone thru messenger too but she tought she had gotten rid of virus
2007-09-16 10:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by mburx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way your computer can get a virus using "messenger" is if you have the file sharing option enabled.
How to stop it? ...... Go to "preferences" and under "file transfers" check or highlight "do not accept files from anyone".
2007-09-08 15:47:11 · answer #3 · answered by centsless 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, messenger lets u to chat wit people u know and people u dont know, and as ur open to all, anybody of them can send u virus, or unknowingly a virus can attack u, so use a anti-virus software that protects ur internet status, the best is norton internet protection and norton anti-virus
2007-09-16 08:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does, run a good virus scanner and firewall. I use Pidgin for my chat client, it allows me to chat with friends on multiple chat clients all at the same time!
http://www.pidgin.im/
I also like it because it supports RSA encryption so if you need to have a confidential conversation you can by simply encrypting your chats.
The encryption plugin:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57740&package_id=74411&release_id=506412
I also wrote a tutorial for setting it all up:
http://www.hollandpcservice.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13
2007-09-08 15:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well.. it depends on what files you accept when people send it to you.
2007-09-08 15:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably and i have no idea how to stop it just stop getting on i guess
2007-09-08 15:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by avenged_sevenfold014 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes yahoo"S so be careful . not chat without a antivirus..
2007-09-08 15:47:58 · answer #8 · answered by sharad m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋