If a email has an attachment on my yahoo email, can I get infected just from reading the messege?

or do I have to download file to get infected?

If a email has an attachment on my yahoo email, can I get infected just from reading the messege?
Keep your versions of Windows, Outlook and Outlook Express up to date with the latest patches.





Keep your system clean of Viruses and Spyware by running the appropriate Anti-Virus checkers and Spyware checkers on a regular basis. Keep those up to date too.





Never, ever open an attachment unless you're positive you know what it is and that you trust the sender.





Never, ever click on a link in an email message unless you're positive you know where it's going and that you trust the sender.





Don't believe everything you read in email. PayPal and Citibank and whomever else will not be asking you to verify your account by email - it's probably just a scam to get your credit card number.





This is Leo advises
Reply:i reckon youd have to download the file...anyhow if you dont recognise the eamil..dont open it in the fisrt place..just eraze it...safest bet !!
Reply:you usually have to download the file to get the infection, but there are a few where you can get infected just by reading the message.
Reply:If you download the messege you can get an infection or virus. but if you just view it you dont get a virus. just make sure to trash all the emails u dont know or feel not safe about. goodluck
Reply:u have to download it to get infected
Reply:You have to download it.
Reply:yahoomail has a very good built-in virus scanner, so the chances of your computer getting infected are minimal. When you download the attachment, yahoomail automatically scans it.