Viruses and Knoppix

[gradofan]

Using the knoppix CD to surf the web, itis not possible to get a virus.

However if you downloaded an email with infected attachement, it wont harm linux, but could
infect a windows system if opened

Hi... I'm a Linux NewBee and have some basic questions.

Do you mean... if I open the infected email, or attachment, in a net email account while I'm using Windows, then it can infect my Windows O/S - right?
-lin
Not that it can effect my Windows system, if I open the infected email, or attachment, in Linux - right?

Or, can such an infection affect my Windows system, if I just open it, while I'm using Linux - when I shut it down, and later boot Windows???

And... related... I got Linux because I thought, it would allow me to surf the web with much lower liklihood of being infected with a trojan, or a key logger. Is that correct?

I would like to use my system of online financial transactions, with little risk of a key logger capturing my security codes, and allowing a breach of my accounts. Will using Linux allow me to achieve that?

Also - should I use Linux to conduct my financial transactions, or should I use it only for all my other web browsing, and restrict Windows for conducting my financial transactions? I'd like to use Windows, because I suspect it has greater compatibility with some of my financial sites.

Forgive my rudimentary questions - I'm not a "techy" and have never used Linux before this past weekend.

Thanks for your help.

GF