Can YouTube hurt my computer?

Question

my mom is afraid youtube will hurt my computer and i want to prove her its safe to surf youtube

Answer 1

No, its not harmful. All you need is an Adobe Flash Plug-in (available at adobe.com) This plug-in is free and totally harmless.

Answer 2

It will put a virus on your computer if you start clicking on some of the links within the web pages on you tube.Make sure before you open any links and do not link on advertising links.

Answer 3

it can but only when u open some video which r dangerous 4 ur computer.

Answer 4

No. It's a streaming site, you don't download anything and it isn't going to give you a virus of any sort, if that what she is worried about. Has she heard rumors or is there verifiable proof that she has that it does? YouTube play videos through streaming it onto your computer temporarily, you aren't downloading anything onto your hard drive that could cause any damage.