Can you Get viruses by using yahoo messenger?
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Of course yes!!! There is no 100% ideal antivirus software in the world.many new viruses are spread in the internet daily and anti viruses can not detect new, unknown viruses. therefore never trust your anti virus, in addition to that anti virus programs can not recognize spyware/adware softwares.although using yahoo messenger just for chatting is almost safe but it changes to dangerous when you receive executable files through file transfer feature of the messenger and run them on your computer.never download and run an executable file until you 100% trust the source or you will install a trojan/keylogger,.. by your own hands on your computer!!!!\nI hope these information can help you.
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Yes, unless you have a good antivirus program installed.\nHere you have some free antivirus programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/
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Doesn't spam give you viruses?
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Uninstall yahoo messenger and then run these.\n\nAll of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\nTry this scan, its free, it removes\nI-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.
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No, it doesnt have any viruses but it has spyware and adware, after you have installed it, it will track all over movements in the computer by keying in your keyboard letters. In short, dont download it.\nCHEERS!!!
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if norton antivirus is installed, u have to change the seetings in norton antivirus.\nif not, fully scan your computer with a good licenced one antivirus , will solve ur problem. \nthere is one more reason if u have any old yahoo messenger installed in it , remove it first and then re-install from the new release version of yahoo messenger from yahoo website only.
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No.\n\nCheck the terms of service/guidelines for your Messenger and the Messenger type you are sending to.  Both will preclude use of the service for sending advertisements.\n\nHere is a recent case from PC World:\nMan charged with sending more than 1.5 million unsolicited messages over instant messaging.  Paul Roberts, IDG News Service, Tuesday, February 22, 2005\nA New York man was arrested and charged with sending out unsolicited instant messages last week, marking the first known case of criminal action being taken against someone accused of sending "spim," or instant-messaging spam. \n\nComplete story http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119758,00.asp\n\ndo a search on "im spam" or "spim" for more examples
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It's not a virus.  Geesh.  Everything that happens with computers these days is "OMG, it's a virus."  No, it's not.  It's the messenger "welcome" window.  You can go into your messenger preferences and there should be some check boxes.  Just customize it how you want it.  And if you want to wait til you are fully logged onto your computer before you open your messenger, check the box that says something like "wait til I log in before signing on" or if there's a checkmark in a box that says "log in automatically", take that check mark out of that box.
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If you have a antivirus program, I suggest that you shut the program down or remove an install the free "AOL", powered by Kaspersky Labs.  This program will scan your MSN, mail and your MSN Messenger and removed the virus.  The key that will be sent to you is good for life.  \n\nhttp://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?\n\nMinddoctor, France
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http://messenger.yahoo.com
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hmmm why can you? um is it because you have messenger and e-mail on your computer
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yahoo don't have virus. viruses are sent through weird e-mails with attachments.
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You can see what happens and what to do about it here, but basicaaly, some passwords need chaged. If you are sending it, change yours, if you are getting it, tell the person who you got it from to chage theirs, go read about it, it is an old scam, but still works\nhttp://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:DWjFmbcx3ZYJ:jameswebsite.net/forum/index.php%3Fact%3DST%26f%3D11%26t%3D127%26s%3D8f57742df88279302f0fef30dbb197a0+geosite+link+virus+on+Yahoo+messenger+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2
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if so, remove it from your system (uninstall it properly) and install it again. The latest version is at http://messenger.yahoo.com
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I got hit by a virus in MSn Messenger - the user was unaware of this - but I got suspecious and asked them they didnt send me a file to accept.  But the only advice I can gave it get an Anti Virus program - up to date.  A free is AVG from:\n\nhttp://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10503939.html?tag=lst-0-2
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that´s not a problem with your antivirus for yahoo (which is always on), its a problem in your computer.\n\ndownload AVG its a free antivirus.
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dont contact yahoo!!! that is if you like the guy, cause he can get in major trouble. Ya he probley has freeware that changes file in yahoo messenger's program setup, jest like aim punters