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Can I get a virus from reading e-mail, BBS message forums or USENET News?

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Can I get a virus from reading e-mail, BBS message forums or USENET News?

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In general terms, the answer is no. E-mail messages and postings on BBSes and News are text data and will not be executed as programs. Computer viruses are programs, and must be executed to do anything, so the simple act of reading online messages doesn’t pose a threat of catching a computer virus.