can a computer virus be spread from one myspace page to another?
827061
Gee wiz myspace is so full of bugs and viruses that they just go ablout anywhere they want
418130
Yes but it wouldn't leave anything else on your computer either because it would mean reformatting the hard drive(s). And if you don't have anti-virus software then your machine will be infected the next time you link to the Internet - from memory it's about 5 minutes or so.
28527
A virus is a type of program that can replicate itself by making (possibly modified) copies of itself. The main criterion for classifying a piece of executable code as a virus is that it spreads itself by means of 'hosts'. A virus can only spread from one computer to another when its host is taken to the uninfected computer, for instance by a user sending it over a network or carrying it on a removable medium. Additionally, viruses can spread to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer. Viruses are sometimes confused with worms. A worm, however, can spread itself to other computers without needing to be transferred as part of a host. Many personal computers are now connected to the Internet and to local-area networks, facilitating their spread. Today's viruses may also take advantage of network services such as the World Wide Web, e-mail, and file sharing systems to spread, blurring the line between viruses and worms.\n\nViruses can infect different types of hosts. The most common targets are executable files that contain application software or parts of the operating system. Viruses have also infected the executable boot sectors of floppy disks, script files of application programs, and documents that can contain macro scripts. Additionally, viruses can infect files in other ways than simply inserting a copy of their code into the code of the host program. For example, a virus can overwrite its host with the virus code, or it can use a trick to ensure that the virus program is executed when the user wants to execute the (unmodified) host program. Viruses have existed for many different operating systems, including MS-DOS, AmigaOS, Mac OS and even Linux; however, the vast majority of viruses affect Microsoft Windows.\n\nA legitimate application program that can copy itself as a side-effect of its normal function (e.g. backup software) is not considered a virus. Some programs that were apparently intended as viruses cannot self-replicate, because the infection routine contains bugs. For example, a buggy virus can insert copies of itself into host programs, but these copies never get executed and are thus unable to spread the virus. As long as at least some of the copies are able to make copies of themselves, they are still considered viruses, otherwise they are referred to as intended viruses.
762738
The answer here is technically "none". Any and all true P2P applications can receive infected files from other users because P2P is not monitored or moderated in any way.\n\nMy advise would be to stick to a trusted anti-virus program and no less than two anti-spyware programs. Another habit that you might want to look into, is to only deal with P2P applications that have some sort of forum system where users can alert one another of infected files...BitTorrent sites and UseNet (newsgroups) are the first that come to mind.
785468
Do your myspace stuff from your home computer not from a computer that someone else owns.  The blocks are there for a reason!
929740
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.
512189
Yes it is possible to do this.I would guess you have managed to get a virus on your PC.The only way to get rid is to change your internal hard drive as the virus will be on your existing hard drive and can not be removed as it will be in the hkey registary.
915801
You'll still get caught. Do you think your School or workplace is that DUMB?\n\nAll you people trying to get on myspace and other blocked sites from school and work are the actual dummies.\n\nCase in point. Your School's or Work's IT department monitors ALL PC usage. What that means is that they see everything you type, click on or do on that computer at every moment of the day. Then at the end of the day or week, whatever the protocol is, they print out this handy little list of security violations. The exact time and Computer and person who was using it is known and the person responsible for violating School/Work security policies will be in serious trouble.\n\nSo go ahead and try and find out.\n\nIs it worth getting on your precious little myspace page to see what this or that person said about this or that person??
64648
Myspace isn't just one computer. It is a load-balanced farm of many servers located in different geographic sites. The number of servers hosting the service at any one time will vary. Calculating the memory of MySpace wouldn't make sense - it is a much more complicated system than that.
865723
You may have transfered a virus onto your computer
922470
Of course it can. It's just a computer program, remember? It can do *anything* that is doable by a program - including stopping its spread and even removing itself from the infected machine. In fact, there are many viruses that spread only on certain dates or that stop spreading after certain dates.\n\nHowever, you can't rely on this. By far not all viruses are like this (in fact, only a disappearingly small subset of them are) and you can't know in advance whether the virus that has infected your machine is of this kind or not. Besides, even if the virus gives up and removes itself after a while, it can still do a lot of damage while it is still active.\n\nSo, you should run up-to-date anti-virus software and get rid of the virus, instead of waiting for it to "give up".
1091328
Wow, this is interesting advice. For one, your not spelling right, and second, you can't transfer a virus through IM without accepting files.
491858
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.
1055391
Not to my knowlage you can do the free virse scans off the websites and do it that way.  All anti-virus companys are pretty much the same.  Do not load more then one virse scanner on your computer because they will start to fight each other and make your computer run slow.
302272
I wouldn't do it unless I trusted where it came from, like if a good friend sent it to me, then I would open it by double clicking on it...\nBut if you don't have a clue what it is or where it came from, then don't bother, you could open a virus...
890953
Depends entirely on the type of virus ... visit Symantec or Trend Micro and enter the name of the virus into their search engines ... you should be able to download a removal tool or at least instruction on how to remove it
250782
usually not, scan it with an antivirus