Can I get a virus when I read my e-mail?
Updated: 01/24/2018 by Computer Hope
Reading an e-mail message will not infect your computer with a virus or other malware. Computer viruses, trojans, and other malware infects your computer when an e-mail attachment is ran from an e-mail.
If while reading an e-mail you double-click, run, or save any attachment and that attachment is infected with a virus your computer will then become infected.
Even if you have no intentions of running or opening e-mail attachments, we still suggest that you use an antivirus protection program on your computer.