Deadly Virus!

[<JohnnyBoy>]

waterboy (high-quality h2o)A++: ok listen, if two people by name (NisseFar and Nivek) wants to add you to their list, do not accept it. It is a virus. Tell everyone on your list, because if one person on your list, add him or her, you get it too. It is a hard drive killer and a very horrible virus. Please pass it on to everyone on your list. We need to find out, who where using this account...dont talk to me after i tell you this okay cuz im busy

MadScotsman: Never tell your password to anyone.
[ZK] LtGen. Captain Insano: listen, if two people by name (NisseFar and Nivek) wants to add you to their list, do not accept it. It is a virus. Tell everyone on your list, because if one person on your list, add him or her, you get it too. It is a hard drive killer and a very horrible virus. Please pass it on to everyone on your list. We need to find out, who where using this account
Ok i don't really know if this is true but i'm just giving everyone a heads up!

[siosios]

steam cant pass virus's like that. just becuase someone is on your friends list doesnt make them able to transfer files over to your pc.

sio

[Guitar Guy]

Thanks for the heads up, but here's the only possible ways someone can hack your computer.

They would need to do one of the following:

1. Trick you to visit a website that installs something on your computer (possibly a trojan downloader that downloads the full virus) or that is a phishing website which steals passwords by providing you with a fake login page.

2. Physically be in front of your computer and install what they want.

3. Exploit a vulnerability in your OS (Remote desktop, shared root drives) - This is some serious shit if they can. However, they'd need your IP to even think about this. Even then, its very difficult and if someone could do this then they wouldn't waste their time stealing steam games or private information.
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They can't just add you to friends and a virus installs. I wish it was possible, but it isn't. I'm not saying you should talk to them. By all means stay away from them. Its just 90% of viruses installed happen by victim interaction. If these guys aren't in front of your computer with things to be installed, they need you to do something. Yes, I did say it was possible for them to exploit certain vulnerabilities in an operating system, but assuming you have had no interaction with them and they are not part of 1% of hackers that just like to watch things burn, it is highly unlikely they'll be lucky enough to find an IP address. Looks like these guys just want steam accounts and games, if they just wanted things to crash and burn they'd do something a little more effective.

For anyone that says "But there are 1% that like to watch things burn" Imagine this. There are 100 snipers in the world that randomly shoot people. There are 6.8 billion people on the planet. The odds of you getting shot just walking around are about the same as you getting randomly hacked by someone you don't even know, have never talked to before, and have never seen.

So I wouldn't worry too much. This was post was just meant to explain to some people how shit works, if they are incredibly worried about this.

If I didn't explain anything in enough detail, or I missed something, lemme know.

[siosios]

For anyone that says "But there are 1% that like to watch things burn" Imagine this. There are 100 snipers in the world that randomly shoot people. There are 6.8 billion people on the planet. The odds of you getting shot just walking around are about the same as you getting randomly hacked by someone you don't even know, have never talked to before, and have never seen.

actually you can get hacked with out even knowing it if your not enept to how the world wide web and its nooks and cranny's work. visit a porn site get a virus, visit a baking class web site and get a virus. it doesnt matter.... the odds ARE against you when online no matter how good with a computer you are there is one person better then you and you will get infected.

but with this case and thread you are safe even if you talk to them becuase you were given a heads up by some one and know not to follow thier links or advice.

sio

[Guitar Guy]

actually you can get hacked with out even knowing it if your not enept to how the world wide web and its nooks and cranny's work. visit a porn site get a virus, visit a baking class web site and get a virus. it doesnt matter.... the odds ARE against you when online no matter how good with a computer you are there is one person better then you and you will get infected.

but with this case and thread you are safe even if you talk to them becuase you were given a heads up by some one and know not to follow thier links or advice.

sio

ah true....I forgot about the **** viruses you get that crawl the internet.

The only kind of computer that is invulnerable to viruses and malware isn't one with good AV or Firewall, it's one computer is that's turned off.