May 5, 2008 3:39 PM PDT
Quick Tip: Closing pop-ups the safe way
Confronting a pop-up is one of those times when your gut reaction might lead you down the path of frustration and tears. If the "X" is spring-loaded with malware, anywhere you click on the pop-up could trigger that virus.
This is the path less traveled--the majority of pop-ups truly are the ads they appear to be--but when a pop-up does deliver malware, undoing the damage could be a tense, jittery journey. We get enough panicky Spyware Horror Story submissions to know that so-called button flips and booby-trapped Close buttons continue to deliver malicious payloads.
So what is the best practice for closing a pop-up? CNET Executive Editor Tom Merritt demonstrates in this Quick Tip video.
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Also, people complain about malware, spyware, etc. yet they use cracked anti-spywares, ant-viruses, firewalls. My recomendation: DON'T use cracked or pirated software. There are plenty of freeware, good quality software. There's no need to get a pirated Norton Anti-whatever and later complain because your pc is infected.
CNET, nice job bringing these dirty pop-ups to attention.
- by ddscoopd6 October 2, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
- Thanks for the info on closing pop ups i didn't know how to close them correctly
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