Risk of infection using remote access application

Is there any real risk of infecting your own computer with something by using a remote access application to access an infected computer. For example, does using Teamviewer to remote into a friends computer, to help them clean a virus off their computer, pose any risk to you.

Theoretically, I am sure it is possible, but as far as I know, there has not been any malware that exploits this.

Have any of you people here heard of any such exploits?

 

I think it is unlikely and like you I haven't heard of any malware able to infect the machine in such manner (in some kind of backflow)

 

Thanks for your reply, good to know my presumption is shared...

 

Always wise to make such a presumption IMO.Nobody ever got their system infected by being over-cautious.It may not be an issue today but who knows what'll happen tomorrow or next week.