I would add turning Java off before accessing an unknown web page. If it
responds by saying I need Java to access it, I just plonk it. Doesn't
matter what the guy's excuse is for "needing" Java - tough darts.

Mark Bixby wrote:
>
> Gilles Schipper wrote:
> >
> > This email smells real fishy. I wouldn't touch it.
> >
> > However, can a virus be caught by simply visiting a web page ?
>
> There are any number of browser bugs that an evil webmaster could exploit to do
> nasty things to your PC.
>
> 1) Always keep your browser software up to date.
>
> 2) Never visit fishy spammed off-topic mystery URLs.
>
> - Mark "never contracted a computer virus in my life" Bixby