hathaer1 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Hi, I was wondering if i used team viewer to access another computer would the virus on that computer transfer and infect the one i was operating?Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 It could. Make sure your anti-virus program is up to date before attempting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspxTeamViewer establishes connections to any PC or server all around the world within just a few seconds. You can remote control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.As TT said; the answer is yes.Worms are network aware viruses which can detect networked computers (even networked over the internet like this) and spread from one to the other without action on your part.Additionally there are viruses which exploit holes in older third party applications to allow "zero day exploit" installs where they can turn off your antivirus and install silently.It is imperative that you keep your system updated and that means not just having an up to date and effective antivirus but using windows update and the secunia software inspector to make sure you are patched and free of vulnerabilities. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hathaer1 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ok thanks for the advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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