I believe if you do what Anno said and set everything to "friends only" you'll be fine. People may send you Friends request, (called friending on FB) and you have the option to accept or ignore.

If they say you have mutual friends, you might want to check it out. If they don't and you don't recognize them, I would ignore.

It seems that most of the viruses on FB have been from those things like Farmville. I wouldn't touch those with a ten-foot pole.

Email me if you have questions. I would be happy to help!