Email Base » Can email clients open a link within an email without you clicking on it? http://email-base.com Email Base Chat Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 15:21:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Can email clients open a link within an email without you clicking on it? http://email-base.com/security/can-email-clients-open-a-link-within-an-email-without-you-clicking-on-it/ http://email-base.com/security/can-email-clients-open-a-link-within-an-email-without-you-clicking-on-it/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:48:18 +0000 admin http://email-base.com/security/can-email-clients-open-a-link-within-an-email-without-you-clicking-on-it/ email clients
CHRISTOPHER J asked:


I sent the link to the Kronenbourg website to one of my friends, and on opening the email his PC proceeded to open the link in 34 new windows without him clicking on the link itself. Is this possible? My gut feeling would be that he already had a virus. Help anyone?

Kirit
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