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Is Skype safe to install and use on my computer?
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Does skype have spyware or anything? Can you get viruses from it?
I guess what I am asking is: Is it safe to install Skype on your computer?
Oh, and please tell me how you like skype and give me a review if you can. :)
Thank you!
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Everything ive heard about skype says its completely safe, however, i myself dont trust it enough to have it on my computer.
i honestly dont know why i dont trust. i have issues with anything that is free and claims to be great. i mean, if skype really was as good as it says, people would have no need for phones, skype has been around for a long time, and it still hasnt replaced the non free phones, so there must be issues.
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**These are facts:
-Skype is closed source. No one can easily see if it contains spyware
-The same team that created Skype created KaZaA
-KaZaA is absolutely full of spyware. If you install KaZaA, your machine is toast
-There are certain programs call decompilers. Using a decompiler, you can get an idea of the code inside of a closed source application. Skype uses expensive and time-consuming methods to obfuscate the data from a decompiler. This is very unusual.
These facts lead me to believe that Skype is hiding something. I don't trust it and I won't until the source code is released.**
Skype is closed source, so it's impossible to know if it has malware. It's made by the same people who made KaZaA(which is full to the brim with malware), so I certainly don't trust it. The developers of it also took very great measures to make sure no one could disassemble it, it sounds to me like they're hiding something.
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We've got skype so that we can talk to friends in other countries and here. So far it's working really well, and saves a fortune in phone bills. My hubby found it easy to install and we've had no problems so far.
I don't know about getting viruses from it but we do have various anti viral programs on the computer, so they may not be able to get through them. It's always worth having them anyway, as you never know when your computer is likely to attacked.
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I used to have Skype when I was younger. I didn't get any viruses etc on it and neither did any of my friends. It's also well known and many people use it, so I doubt it's a threat to your computer.
I found it to be fun - much less effort than typing to your friends etc. You can also talk to anyone, at any time, from any parts of the world. Of course you should still be careful and treat it as you would with any internet chatroom etc by not giving out any personal details, but apart from that, it was a really enjoyable experience. and now you've reminded me about it, I'd like to download it again!
Happy Skyping!
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