Try avoiding .coms is websites you don't want to go to unless you want a frenzy of pop-ups and viruses. This will also tell you what to look out for on the web.
Misspelt:
Some people make webpages with simular names of well know websites, so when you type the website in wrong it takes you to there website and gives you a frenzy of pop-ups and some thimes viruses. So cheak what you are typing common ones are ones with 'T' and 'Y':
www.ebay.co.uk = www.ebat.co.uk
www.neopets.co.uk = www.neopeys.co.uk
This can be stopped by cheaking what you have written.
Searching:
When you search for something ( i searched for game-hacks ) you will sometimes come across some German sites, if in the title they have hack, crack, password, xxx or any other form of hacking material then they  contain viruses which will mess up your computer or hacking programs which will have viruses in them. Any site you go into or any program you download could have a virus so you should have a virus checker and update it often.
Pop-ups:
Evil things that anoy everyone. Some have to crosses at the top to close the window you want to click the one at the very top. Some redirect you to sites and others are just normal pop-ups the most likely place to find pop-ups are in cheat sites or game downloads or just 'Cheap' sites.