Don't click on unknown or strange links!

One of the easiest ways to get infected with uncontrollable
pop-up ads and other malware is by clicking on one of those
links you get in your email. Bottom line: Don't!!

Even if it's in an email that was forwarded to you from
a friend.

You see, these days you can get hit simply by going to a
website. You don't have to do anything other than that.
You get infected because your browser automatically
has to accept the code of that site in order to display it on
your computer screen.

Hidden in that site code are the commands to take over
you computer so that it displays pop-up ads. Your PC
then becomes a billboard, so to speak, for advertisements.
Your PC has become a member of someone's stable of
infectees, known as their "botnet." And some advertisers
pay a TON of money to have their ads in those pop-ups
that start showing up unexpectedly on your computer
screen.

The only safe way to click on a link in an email is to
look at it closely first, and do so only if you recognize
the website to which it will take you. If the website's
".com" name is not clearly visible, or if you're not
familiar with it, the best advice is do not go there.