I sent my friend and AIM virus and for some reason it's not leaving her alone but when I clicked it when I exited the window it left...not that I am but could I be in any trouble?
2007-10-25 13:09:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I got a similar virus a long time ago. My friend got the virus and it was sent to me through her aim account. It was a message:
"Lol, look what we were doing yesterday" then there was a link. Coincidentally, she was talking about her friend Chris and being the trusting person I was, I clicked it. Then random windows started opening, and it started sending my friends the virus. I doubt you could get sued, you got a virus and the virus sent itself to your aim friends. And I'm sure her aim friends are being sent the same virus as we speak. So if someone sued you, they would have to sue everyone else who got the virus.
2007-10-25 13:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-21 05:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if your friend wants to sue you. in small claims court. other than that why do you guys still use AIM? That was so 2002. And what kind of person sends a friend a virus? You should come clean and let them punch you for the aggrivation. I just hope it wasn't the IM bot virus.
2007-10-25 13:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by Logic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really want to find out??
If you send a virus to my machine, and destroy 10 years of my work, you can bet that I'll use every tool and do everything that I can to find you. And when I do, you will find yourself in court to answer for your actions. I would sue you without any hesitation.
It would be negligent of you to not use a virus checker for your machine, and also a firewall. This would prevent you from receiving any viruses, and in turn, infecting other people's computers. Some viruses lie dormant on some machines, and uses those machines as "zombies" to send out the virus to other unsuspecting victims. If they don't have any protection in their machines, they will become infected.
2007-10-25 13:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by zonofabee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the virus is tracked to you and it caused any damage to others, you can and likely will be sued.
More importantly, you may be violating Federal laws in sending a virus. This could be construed as a terrorist attack and could trigger action by the Homeland Security or FBI.
So I guess I have to ask - ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY?
2007-10-25 13:14:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mcgoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's possible. Does she know you're the one who sent it? Try suggesting she download some anti-virus software or, if it's a laptop, have her take it to an ITS guy to fix it. Viruses aren't the end of the world.
2007-10-25 13:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you sent the virus on purpose. Even so, unless there's damage to the computer, you're probably not liable.
2007-10-25 13:13:54 · answer #7 · answered by nirvanagyrl2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-10-25 15:21:03 · answer #8 · answered by sidekick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be sued for anything. The hard part is determining the merits of the case in court .
2007-10-25 13:14:39 · answer #9 · answered by The Norm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If data is lost, damaged or stolen and used for a purpose that will.. I don;t know the word for..unbenefit him/her, then they can, only if they have a lot of proof which is very unlikely, it's very very unlikely, don't worry about it
2007-10-25 13:15:16 · answer #10 · answered by Aaron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋