IM Danger / Hacking ?????

[thrash_metal]

Can someone hack / take advantage of ur PC when ur with a IM convo with him (msn messenger) ? And is it possible to locate the person's location (who ur chatting with) on IM ??

[freshseasons]

Unfortunatly answer to all your queries is yes ! There are ample tools on net from which one can do all and much more !

[thrash_metal]

So is there anyway i cn protect my PC from this?

[phatratt]

i guess they are called bots(i don't know much about them),they sneak into our pc thru ports(yahoo IM has its own port)anyhow,the latest version of yahoo msgr is more secure from bots.