Can Zoom Give You A Virus. Although there have been few cases of Zoom-related malware at present exploitation is almost inevitable given the 21 increase in active Zoom users. I have seen Zoom referred to as being malware on numerous occasions for example.
Unless needed disable file transfer to avoid participants passing viruses or other malicious content to other participants. Zoom the video-conferencing platform has seen a major uptick in usage as an increasing number of people quarantine in their houses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board conference huddle and training rooms as well as executive offices and classrooms.
Zoom marketed its communications as protected by end-to-end encryption which makes it in effect impossible for anyone including the company itself to spy on them.
If you are using Kaspersky Endpoint Security you can exclude Zoom from scanning to prevent Kaspersky from blocking the camera and microphone. Unless needed disable file transfer to avoid participants passing viruses or other malicious content to other participants. Zoom marketed its communications as protected by end-to-end encryption which makes it in effect impossible for anyone including the company itself to spy on them. File transfer is disabled by default.
