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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, Former About.com Guide to Network Security

Forums: Can Viruses Transmit Through Instant Messaging?

Tuesday March 8, 2005
Calicoe wrote in the Internet / Network Security Forums to say:

"I have 5 networked PC's and one of them is constantly coming up with viruses. It's also the only one that uses AOL Instant Messaging.
If someone that you talk to or that talks to you on any I.M. is virused, can they infect your PC?"

Check out the feedback from other users as well as my own response by reading this Forums thread.

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