Myth#5:

Your computer can become infected with a virus from just looking at a webpage.

False: Thankfully, no. If you’re looking at a web page and choose to download or execute a file from that page then you could contract a virus, but not just from looking at a web page. That being said, Spyware can infect your computer as a result to looking at a web page. For up-to-date information regarding spyware, visit SaferEmail.com’s Spyware Center.