Take a look at this article from Network World. It provides high-level descriptions of how you can get infected with malware even though you avoid shady or inappropriate websites.
7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe – Network World
And so that you don’t have to read the long version, here is the short version…
- Polluted ads
- SQL Injection attacks
- User-provided content
- Stolen site credentials
- Compromised hosting service
- Local malware
- Hacker-engineered fakes
Information technology professionals should take the time to understand each of these attack vectors. Users should look at this as an opportunity to increase their awareness.
- Dan
