email virus in web-based account

[praywin]

Hi ,
I have a question regarding email viruses. Such emails recieved in Outlook Express or an email client on your local computer can be dangerous. But if I recieve such an email in my web-based email account will it still be dangerous.
I would be grateful if you could point me to some page on how an email virus works.
Cheers,
Pravin.

 

[2ffat]

Try here:

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles

http://www.us.sophos.com/virusinfo/explained

James P. Cottingham

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[KimberTech]

These days, even web pages you look at can be dangerous as you put it..scripts run as do activex and can be malicious.

If you download anything that is attached to a web based email, you can be downloading a virus also.

Have a read at the links above...they are good ones.
Also read about Trojan programs and how to avoid them.


Go here:

http://www.lavasoft.nu/software/adaware/

A very good, and FREE program. Kimber

The more I learn,I realize how much more there is to know!