How do virus' get into computers in general?

[curtis s]

In general viruses get on your PC when you go to websites or download things. This means you can get them pretty much anywhere. The best places to go that rarely have them are famous websites like google and facebook since they have security to prevent people from putting viruses on their sites. More obscure sites may not be safe. Also, if you are going to download anything, it is best to do some from some place that has reviews from other users so that you can gauge the quality of the download from what others say about it.

Getting viruses from hackers directly is extremely rare and usually only the result of rage and retaliation. So as long as you don't actively attempt to piss people off on the internet you should not be at any true risk of this happening to you. That said, avoid opening emails from people that you don't recognize. Some people like to hack large groups of people for fun, or for gaining access to their accounts to use them improperly.