Or can you only get them by downloading a file and then opening it? does just downloading without running/opening the file give you spyware/viruses too?
Can you get spyware/viruses by just visiting a website?ktm
Some websites will download spyware and other junk onto your computer without you ever knowing it. If you use siteadvisor (www.siteadvisor.com) it will tell you if a website will download anything to your computer whenever you use a search engine. I use this and it is a very fast and easy download that takes less than 5 minutes.
Can you get spyware/viruses by just visiting a website?nortan
If you have a standard antivirus and anti spyware, the chances of getting a virus are less. Further you should restrict your browsing to reliable sites that are known to you. Never open a popup. I can give a few links that offer free virus and spyware removers...!You may be having a virus or spyware installed on your PC. Norton, AVG , Avast are free antivirus software. Ad-aware, Ewido are free spyware removers. You can download free softwares at
http://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html
What do you think your computer does everytime you visit a website that is not in your cache already? It downloads the website and everything you see that to a temp folder on your computer. So yes your always downloading while your on the internet, that is why you have a cookies/web advisor level you can mess with in internet options..
If you visit sites that are not familiar and infected with viruses you will get those viruses in to your PC. But it is required to vist various sites during browsing. Best thing is that you get well protected before browsing. Check frquently that your protective wares are updated. There are a number of antivirus and anti spyware in the market. Some are free some are to be purchased. Please visit the following site and select a suitable free antivirus.
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