[wandoo2]

hi,, i`m wondering, can someone find my IP address from a chat on yahoo messenger.....i chat with various people,, but I dont want them to know too much about me,,, just the basics..........I know its easy to track an IP address from search history.. and someone at other end can track things to my computer thru my search history,,,, but i had this idea that they coudnt track me thru yahoo messenger.. am I right or wrong? some one can help??.... thank you

[jsparky77]

What security programs do you have?
Anti-viruses?
Firewalls?

[wandoo2]

thank you for replying JSSparky.... my anti virus is AVG version 7.5 and basic microsoft windows firewall.....thank you again

[AleciaBrent]

Popular messengers (AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo messenger) send clear data. Thus anybody can intercept your data and use them.

You can try some chat encrypter, it encrypts data and send them through above messengers. Thats just a thought, even some antivirus firewalls may encrypt your data to prevent your data from interception.

[jsparky77]

i would also recommend switching from the windows firewall to Comodo Firewall Pro. http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/. This is IMHO, the best free firewall and I would say that it even compares to several paid firewalls. Comodo should hide your IP.

Also, if you wouldn't mind paying a bit, you could try either of the paid versions of KeyScrambler. http://www.qfxsoftware.com/.

[lunarlander]

I didnt know that your search history can be remotely accessible?