Does yahoo messenger cause viruses

Answer 1

No way!!

Yahoo! Messenger is an all-in-one communication tool, and anyone, anywhere in the world, with a computer and internet connection can use it.

Answer 2

It usually doesn't, or to be more specific doesn't alone. Messenger is a very stable application, but it is an application that involves the passing of information back-and-forth across the internet, and any time that happens the chance of catchingor spreading a virus goes up. Make sure if you are sending and/or receiving photos or files with Messenger, or anything that involves file-sharing at all, that you have an anti-malware program in place with current definitions. I HAVE seen a worm application that used messenger conversations to "advertise" a link automatically every ten lines or so. If one were to run the file attached to the link, it would have (I assume) regenerated the worm in the new Messenger application and continued the infection from there. In truth no program that is online is completely safe, but good anti-virus practices will keep you out of jeopardy.

Answer 3

No way!!

Yahoo! Messenger is an all-in-one communication tool, and anyone, anywhere in the world, with a computer and Internet connection can use it.