Can you get a virus from saveing a image from google images or yahoo images?

Question

Sometime when im looking for a new background for my desktop i go on google image and search for images and when i find something like a water fall then save it to my computer then set it as my wall paper can that image contain or cause a virus??

Answer 1

Udate your antivirus and scan your coputer in safe mode. After you remove virus, I recommend you use firefox browser. It is safer than IE. It can prevent viruses such as worm,trojan and etc. The newest official edition of firefox can be downloaded from http://www.mollzia.com

Answer 2

Anything that is on-line can pick up a virus and transfer it to your computer. It does not matter how safe the site is, some viruses can leak through any way. i run a virus scan on mine ever two to three days and there is always some type of virus that it picks up.