Do internet games download virus into the computer?
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Do they, not necessarily. Can they, yes. You are downloading something into your computer, which you believe to be a computer game, but could very well be a virus. Just as you should never open an attachment unless you are expecting it or trust the sender, you should never download an internet game unless you know the source is safe.
488304
The game you've downloaded may has viruses, the best thing you've got to do is TO REMOVE IT FROM YOUR PC, or it'll probably be destroyed. (The game is blocked by an antivirus programme you may have)
719211
there is a software but not virus, that remain your system at default at all time, the name is deep freeze, and is not very popular but good for computers in public places, to remove unwanted save files and all such, but no virus can do such except the virus was in the pc from day one, you cn check the macafe onlnie for such syptom
540329
Do you mean keep a virus off your system? Easy! Dont download so called free music, games, toolbars, etc to your system! NOTHING is FREE on the net! You pay a price for anything that you download with the exception of very little software. I get a kick out of people. They go to websites to gamble, play games, or download music and with in a short period of time their computer is full of chit that slows them down because of adware, spyware and browser ad ons not to mention malware, trojans and viruses! ALL this crap is infested! I dont mind it when people do though....I run a small computer shop and make BIG money cleaning their systems! I even TELL them what causes it! They dont listen though, I go back 3 months later and do it all over again! 99 percent of Americans are Internet illiterate!
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Why even bother thinking about downloading something as trivial as a browser skin that MIGHT contain a virus? \nDo you have any idea how much hassle a virus can cause? \nI got a virus on my computer two weeks ago. Norton did not remove it (in fact, they wanted $70 to tell me how to remove it EVEN THOUGH I have paid up versions of both Internet security AND Systemworks). Spybot, Spywear Doctor and Addaware  also did not remove it. AVG did, but it put itself back a minute later. In the end, I found a Hacker (as opposed to Cracker) web site that told me how to get rid of it. I spent something like FORTY HOURS trying to remove it. \nAnd you are wanting do download a skin that might contain one!!! \nI really do not understand the attraction, sorry.
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There is a correlation when a copy  cat crime happens.\nAlso, when the internet is offering violent games there could be related incident to a crime.  Kindest regards.
501520
Dudes!  That's not correct.\n\nA virus is a self replicating piece of code that tries to send itself to other peoples computers.  It does not have to do anything other than that.  They are not always malicious, but most do something to make their presence known.  This could range from deleting all your files, to simply displaying a pop up.  Spammers make a lot of viruses that secretly turn your machine into mass emailers.  You never see anything on the screen and they don't pop up anything.  You just notice your machine running a little slower than usual.\n\nSpyware does not self replicate.  You get it by visiting web sites, like this one, that put stuff like cookies on your computer.  The cookies are used to track your browsing habits.  There are other spyware programs as well that can be installed from any kind of active code in a web site.  Most primary cookies are harmless, but third party cookies are the ones to watch out for.  They are almost always spyware.
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NO !     Always have an up to date virus protection on your computer and NEVER download an .exe / .scr file.
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Yes any site on the Internet can have Java or Active x and that makes it possible to insert a virus into your computer through your browser. Anytime you play a flash game, hear music, or watch a video it is at least stored as a temporary file on your computer.
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You CANNOT do any net surfing "without downloading any information", so your question, as asked, is meaningless.\n\nIf you meant to ask whether you can get a virus without downloading and opening any files - then the answer is yes, you can. There are malicious programs that reside in Web page scripts, images, and whatnot, which can execute automatically on the computer that is viewing them by exploiting various security vulnerabilities. This is why it is important to keep your machine up-do-date with the security patches. But new vulnerabilities are discovered all the time - which is why it is also important to use anti-virus, anti-adware/spyware and a firewall on your machine.\n\nThe 'net is a dangerous place nowadays. Don't visit it unprotected.
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sneakernet, local net, internet... whatever.\n\nAny path that data is able to reach your computer, so is a virus.
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Microsoft does not put spyware or viruses onto your system.  A "data miner", usually found with the use of Ad-Aware Se Personal, is traces of a very low level cookie that is tracking what  web page you visisted.  They are harmless an will not steal your data.  (Sounds like you have http://www.lavasoft.com installed as they are good with "data miner", finding in scan.\n\nWhen you open msn or yahoo, or anything on IE, you are going to get a cookie.  (Usually these cookies are good an only help to open the webpage quicker.).  Once you go outside into the WWW, you will pick up alot of bad cookies that track you are can steal your data.  \n\nHere is a really good free program in all languages and has frequent updates.  Comes with default or you can set your own defaults.  Plus all new versions are free.    \n\nI use this program in two computers to clean my tracks.  \n\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com  (We call it the "CRAP CLEANER".\n\nClinical Psychiatrist, France.\n\nexcuse my english
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Well I do online gaming using servers that utilize Punkbuster, which bans not only cheating or hacking players, but their hardware as well. Hackers have found a way around this by using hard drive spoofer and IP spoofer hack programs, which generate new hd serials and IP addresses. So yes, it is to be assumed that those programs can be used for that as well. The hacked programs are rather easy to find as well.
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Might want to do a virus scan
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They can, if you aren't careful what you download.  For instance say you are looking for a particular song and you come across a file the purports to be that song but you look at the file size and it says 500KB for example.  That is most likely not a song and is probably a virus.  Most songs are in the area of 3MB to 5MB so if you see something that is too small to be the file you are actually looking for it is probably a virus.  Then there are the actual songs/programs themselves that have an embedded virus and the only way to detect them is with a virus scanner.  Always, always scan the file(s) from a P2P client before you run them.\n\nIf you want to make sure you never get a virus from a P2P client, get AVG Free Edition.
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There is a risk involved, but the level of risk depends upon WHERE you are downloading them from.  If you are downloading programs through reputable websites such as PCWorld.com or CNET.com, the chances are very slim.  If you are using a peer to peer file sharing program, the risk gets much greater.  It behooves you to ALWAYS run a virus scan on any file that you introduce to your computer prior to running it.
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Yes there is about 30% chance getting a virus going to cracks sites, porn etc even if you have the latest antivirus updates and service packs installed. You will have about 99.9% chance of getting a virus if you don't have the latest update of antivirus and without serive pack installed. If you really need to go to cracks sites, then you can test going to that site and see if it has viruses in it ;)