Email Virus when double clicking email? Or by just clicking Email Attachment?

Question

So I'm just curious about this since i accidentally double clicked an email which is sort of suspicious.

Is it possible to get a virus from an email from just double clicking on the email, without clicking the email attachment. Or does the Email Attachment open up automatically?

I have Defender Pro 1-5, and ran their anti virus program, and it shows it's clean, and running Malware Bytes (mind you that this also comes with Defender Pro 1-5, and does not conflict with Defender Pro 1-5).

Right now though is this enough to be sure that I am safe against email sent viruses, or is there a way to show if i am vulnerable to viruses through emails?

Answer 1

Whether or not you can expose yourself to a virus by simply viewing an email message depends on your email client, but it also depends on which updates to your operating system you have installed.



If you are using Microsoft Outlook then the answer is absolutely yes. If you use a mail client which allows for the viewing HTML messages, then embedded images, video, or

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

opening attachments, or clicking on links, this is dangerous



always delete them if u are not sure of sender