Website is infected
You have to be careful about the websites that you go to. A website can be infected and infect your system just by visiting it. When you visit a website, the website installs cookies. A cookie could be infected and will infect your system. There is other ways for the website to infect your system as well.
Things you should do to protect yourself
- Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date
- Make sure your windows is fully up to date
- Make sure you have an anti-spyware program installed
- Be cautious of anything you download from the site.
Notes:
Having an anti-virus or anti-spyware program does not guarantee that you won't get an infection. It is only a tool. Just like people that gets the flu shot and then they still get the flu.
Don't think a known safe website to be safe. Companies have been known to get hacked and the hacker installs a virus on their website. It doesn't happen often but can happen.