YouTube is absolute garbage.

[QUOTE="Ezgam3r"]

You don't get viruses from Youtube.

You just fail at the internets. Leave it to the pro's, kiddies. You may get e-hurt.

Theokhoth

Nevermind the fact that people have gotten viruses from YouTube before.

Some people. . .:roll: "lol you didnt get a virus there I know more than the experts and I know more than you do about your comp so lol"

The only way I think you can viruses from YT is through Flash exploits (unlikely but possible), a YT "extension" filled with goodies like Backdoor Trojans and spyware (more likely), or though clicking some link some guy posted there without checking if it is safe (most likely).

Just be careful of what sites you click on, get the security programs (Adaware, CCleaner, AVG anti-virus, Zone Alarm firewall, etc.), back up your stuff frequently and you should be fine.

[QUOTE="Ezgam3r"]

You don't get viruses from Youtube.

You just fail at the internets. Leave it to the pro's, kiddies. You may get e-hurt.

Theokhoth

Nevermind the fact that people have gotten viruses from YouTube before.

Some people. . .:roll: "lol you didnt get a virus there I know more than the experts and I know more than you do about your comp so lol"

You can't get viruses form Youtube.

Youtube re-encodes all videos into their proprietary Flash-based format, and that would remove any macro viruses that could be stored in something like a WMA file.

Here is some answers form the "experts."

Generally Flash does not allow executable exploits the way a setup installer would. Of course there is the possibility that Flash could have vulnerabilities, but there aren't any current ones that I know of that are active.

Youtube is malware free and it is safe to trust. You can get a virus from a popup though so turn your popup blocker on. the adds that pop up during the vid. aren't cosidered popups so just x out of them and continue watching.

CanYouGetVirusesFormYoutube

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="Ezgam3r"]

You don't get viruses from Youtube.

You just fail at the internets. Leave it to the pro's, kiddies. You may get e-hurt.

DeeJayInphinity

Nevermind the fact that people have gotten viruses from YouTube before.

Some people. . .:roll: "lol you didnt get a virus there I know more than the experts and I know more than you do about your comp so lol"

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

DeeJayInphinity

Some of them give links.

But go on and keep up the ignorance. I'm sure you know what you're talking about more than ****ING MICROSOFT.

SEE GUYS? This is what happens when you use IE.

Also the OP deserves it. I hope you get it again :|

Dethshoot

I use FireFox.

SEE GUYS? This is what happens when you use IE.

Also the OP deserves it. I hope you get it again :|

Dethshoot

[QUOTE="Dethshoot"]

SEE GUYS? This is what happens when you use IE.

Also the OP deserves it. I hope you get it again :|

Theokhoth

I use FireFox.

:roll: Okay...

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

Theokhoth

Some of them give links.

But go on and keep up the ignorance. I'm sure you know what you're talking about more than ****ING MICROSOFT.

I've never had any experiences with viruses on YouTube. That being said, YouTube videos can be really good or flat-out horrible. It really depends on the users you subscribe to. I like subscribing to good users because they generally produce good videos and they often have good tastes so I like stalking their favorites. Their community is almost always horrible. There are some good comments, but they don't stand out. Instead, all you see is the spam and unnecessary comments.

However, I've had too many funny experiences from YouTube that it is almost impossible to give up my account.

Last statement: What? :lol:DeeJayInphinity

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

Theokhoth

Some of them give links.

But go on and keep up the ignorance. I'm sure you know what you're talking about more than ****ING MICROSOFT.

DUDE I said it earlier, Microsoft's technician could have easily misinterperated the virus as a youtube virus. He's working remotely and it's possible that he didn't get ALL facts about the virus or your computer.

You could have easily downloaded something that disguises itself as something else. What was this technicians method of 'removing' the virus from your computer?

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

DeeJayInphinity

Some of them give links.

But go on and keep up the ignorance. I'm sure you know what you're talking about more than ****ING MICROSOFT.

You are correct!

This guy knows his stuff.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

Theokhoth

Some of them give links.

But go on and keep up the ignorance. I'm sure you know what you're talking about more than ****ING MICROSOFT.

DUDE I said it earlier, Microsoft's technician could have easily misinterperated the virus as a youtube virus. He's working remotely and it's possible that he didn't get ALL facts about the virus or your computer.

You could have easily downloaded something that disguises itself as something else. What was this technicians method of 'removing' the virus from your computer? AND PLEASE don't tell me that they just "deleted" the virus. You can't just simply "delete" a virus without properly disposing it from your system.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Theokhoth

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

DUDE I said it earlier, Microsoft's technician could have easily misinterperated the virus as a youtube virus. He's working remotely and it's possible that he didn't get ALL facts about the virus or your computer.

You could have easily downloaded something that disguises itself as something else. What was this technicians method of 'removing' the virus from your computer?

trubluah

I don't know how he did it. I told him what happened, gave him a few minutes, and he said he was done. What else could it have been? I only use this and one other website, neither of which have ever given me or anyone else any problems with viruses, and then there's YouTube.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:DeeJayInphinity

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

Yeah. I agree.

I want to see evidence too.

You can't get viruses from watching flash videos. Youtube re-encodes all videos into their proprietary Flash-based format, and that would remove any macro viruses that could be stored in something like a WMA file.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

http://digg.com/security/Youtube_Virus

Several people in there attest to getting a virus from YouTube.

DeeJayInphinity

Found a website might help you remove the virus if you get it.

http://www.bonyuts.com/orkut-is-banned-youtube-is-banned-virus-how-to-remove-it/

Ok.

We could care less about who told you where the virus came from. :|

Not all technicians are smart. Especially ones from companies like Microsoft.

We need evidence that the virus came form YouTube.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Dethshoot

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

Did you know Stephen Hawking came to my house and said the world's going to end in 1 month?

Yea I can make up some crap too..

Stop getting so butthurt from your failed troll thread.

:roll: You're the one trolling here.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Theokhoth

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

Did you honestly come in here making this thread expecting people to believe you without some really good proof?

You're talking about Youtube here, dude.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Theokhoth

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

It's very easy to remove spyware and viruses...

Ok.

We could care less about who told you where the virus came from. :|

Not all technicians are smart. Especially ones from companies like Microsoft.

We need evidence that the virus came form YouTube.

Rikusaki

And how, pray tell, do you want me to go about doing that, hmm? Video? No, I just faked that footage. Photos? No, I just used Photoshop. Eyewitnesses? I bribed them.

There's no appealing to pseudo-skeptics. I showed you how it has happened and how it is possible for it to happen (and how it has been that way for two years).

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Rikusaki

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

It's very easy to remove spyware and viruses...

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Rikusaki"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"]
Last statement: What? :lol:Theokhoth

A Microsoft technician told me the virus came from YouTube. Not from x, not from y, not from Flash Player, but YouTube.

I'm sure you know more than them, though, so by all means, continue using your bulletproof website.

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

It's very easy to remove spyware and viruses...

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

/thread.

Discussion is over.

Did you honestly come in here making this thread expecting people to believe you without some really good proof?

You're talking about Youtube here, dude.

Dethshoot

How do you want to prove it? How could I prove it without you justifying it away with some bull**** excuse?:lol:

/thread.

Discussion is over.

Dethshoot

I called a technician to help me with my computer. O MY GOD

[QUOTE="trubluah"]

DUDE I said it earlier, Microsoft's technician could have easily misinterperated the virus as a youtube virus. He's working remotely and it's possible that he didn't get ALL facts about the virus or your computer.

You could have easily downloaded something that disguises itself as something else. What was this technicians method of 'removing' the virus from your computer?

Theokhoth

I don't know how he did it. I told him what happened, gave him a few minutes, and he said he was done. What else could it have been? I only use this and one other website, neither of which have ever given me or anyone else any problems with viruses, and then there's YouTube.

Dude, that says it all right there and adds no credibility to microsoft, no matter how much gold beams you shine on their technicians. You pretty much spoke with their tier 1 technician, who obviously worked off their actual technician notes to help you. Knowing that he remoted into your machine, you probably couldn't see what he was doing. So he could've just easily cleared your cookies and cache, and make it look like he's some guru in technology. Sorry, I don't buy the whole bit...

If you really admire your computer, you better call back microsoft and ask them to look up the technician notes to see what EXACTLY he did to your computer, cause you have a right to know first off what he did, cause you don't even know what he's doing.

Plus what were the symptoms of your computer when you were experiencing the problem anyways?

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

DeeJayInphinity

Exactly.

No, you're just the one going "prove it, prove it, prove it" even though it isn't possible!:lol:

I'm done talking to trolls. YouTube gave me the virus, I deleted my account, and if you don't believe me, then don't blame me when it messes up your files as well.

Theokhoth

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

You want evidence that my computer was hacked? How in the **** do you want me to go about to satisfy your pseudo-skepticism? Would you like the number I called, so you can get the technician I did? Would you like me to go back in time and record the footage of my computer downloading crap? But no, I could just fake the footage then. :roll:

This technician fixed my problem, so I think he knew what was going on. But like I said, you obviously know more, so just go and have fun.

Theokhoth

No, you're just the one going "prove it, prove it, prove it" even though it isn't possible!:lol:

I'm done talking to trolls. YouTube gave me the virus, I deleted my account, and if you don't believe me, then don't blame me when it messes up your files as well.

That's your problem, not ours.

If you truly can't prove it then it means it didn't happen.

[QUOTE="trubluah"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="trubluah"]

DUDE I said it earlier, Microsoft's technician could have easily misinterperated the virus as a youtube virus. He's working remotely and it's possible that he didn't get ALL facts about the virus or your computer.

You could have easily downloaded something that disguises itself as something else. What was this technicians method of 'removing' the virus from your computer?

Theokhoth

I don't know how he did it. I told him what happened, gave him a few minutes, and he said he was done. What else could it have been? I only use this and one other website, neither of which have ever given me or anyone else any problems with viruses, and then there's YouTube.

Dude, that says it all right there and adds no credibility to microsoft, no matter how much gold beams you shine on their technicians. You pretty much spoke with their tier 1 technician, who obviously worked off their actual technician notes to help you. Knowing that he remoted into your machine, you probably couldn't see what he was doing. So he could've just easily cleared your cookies and cache, and make it look like he's some guru in technology. Sorry, I don't buy the whole bit...

If you really admire your computer, you better call back microsoft and ask them to look up the technician notes to see what EXACTLY he did to your computer, cause you have a right to know first off what he did, cause you don't even know what he's doing.

Plus what were the symptoms of your computer when you were experiencing the problem anyways?

Whatever. Dismiss it all based on some conspiracy theory.

The computer was downloading some kind of spyware on its own faster than I could delete it. It made the computer move to a crawl.

I thought you didn't know how to remove spyware..?

[QUOTE="Dethshoot"]

/thread.

Discussion is over.

Theokhoth

I called a technician to help me with my computer. O MY GOD

Just because he's your technician doesn't mean he's right. You couldn't have gotten it from Youtube, you don't have to be a computer technician to know that.

I thought you didn't know how to remove spyware..?

Dethshoot

I do know how to go to add/remove programs.

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

Theokhoth

Because I'm angry that YouTube gave me a virus, and that a bunch of trolls who just can't wrap their heads around the fact that, OMYGOD, YouTube is imperfect, are jumping in here and making stupid remarks as if they know everything?:lol:

[QUOTE="DeeJayInphinity"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

I'm not exactly a computer expert. And I couldn't do anything with my comp anyway.

Theokhoth

Because I'm angry that YouTube gave me a virus, and that a bunch of trolls who just can't wrap their heads around the fact that, OMYGOD, YouTube is imperfect, are jumping in here and making stupid remarks as if they know everything?:lol:

And how are these "stupid" remarks any less "stupid" then your remarks about a microsoft technician actually knowing everything?