Help me with a dumb question

[Bevo 13,900]

I clicked on an email that said something like Client 7645 Moderna Vaccine. It turns out the email came from China so I deleted it. My email system doesn't load pictures automatically. Can a computer pick up a virus just by opening the email or does it usually require clicking on some content in the body? Just curious as much as anything.

[immamac 44,382]

4 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I clicked on an email that said something like Client 7645 Moderna Vaccine. It turns out the email came from China so I deleted it. My email system doesn't load pictures automatically. Can a computer pick up a virus just by opening the email or does it usually require clicking on some content in the body? Just curious as much as anything.

you are fine.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

Just now, immamac said:

you are fine.

That's just what they want him to think.....

[closetohumping 17,818]

You're done and I don't want you infecting me.  Please leave Surly and head back to Hornfans.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,736]

Always good to not allow images to auto-load in emails. Email campaigns frequently use a downloaded picture to understand if you opened the email. You'll be targeted for future spam when that happens.

[Quagmire 2,148]

Porn site huh

[Bevo 13,900]

18 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

Porn site huh

Nah, no site actually: Just an email. I know it is super common for people at large companies to open shit that they shouldn't and cause problems for the whole corporation. But I thought the problem came from clicking links rather than just opening the email. Since I'm not an IT guy, I figured that it was worthwhile to ask.

[Bevo 13,900]

7 hours ago, immamac said:

you are fine.

You know that because you are monitoring me, right?

[Helobious 9,823]

9 hours ago, Bevo said:

I clicked on an email that said something like Client 7645 Moderna Vaccine. It turns out the email came from China so I deleted it. My email system doesn't load pictures automatically. Can a computer pick up a virus just by opening the email or does it usually require clicking on some content in the body? Just curious as much as anything.

A guy at work last month opened a phishing email by accident, it linked to an external source but he didn’t click it and deleted it immediately. We thought everything was fine. He was dead less than 24 hours later.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Helobious

[Sleep off ugly 279]

26 minutes ago, Helobious said:

A guy at work last month opened a phishing email by accident, it linked to an external source but he didn’t click it and deleted it immediately. We thought everything was fine. He was dead less than 24 hours later.

And that guy’s name…

Albert Einstein 

[Bevo 13,900]

33 minutes ago, Helobious said:

A guy at work last month opened a phishing email by accident, it linked to an external source but he didn’t click it and deleted it immediately. We thought everything was fine. He was dead less than 24 hours later.

Sounds like the guy who watched some weird ass video who was killed like 7 days after viewing it.