is this safe

[mar]

when i go to play some games on the internet(free play games) i get a screen saying microsoft internet explorer,do you want to download system doctor to prevaent crashes and virus and all the other threts that are there can any one tell me is this safe or is it trouble

[EJay]

Sounds like trouble.

A good rule of thumb is only download things you go looking for. If it pops up - its usually bad.

Ejay.

[mar]

Sounds like trouble.

A good rule of thumb is only download things you go looking for. If it pops up - its usually bad.

Ejay.
thanks ejay i wasn't to sure as what to do, so i will ignore anything that just appears without looking for it thanks again Ejay

[BiteTheBullet]

Strange, I'v been having the very same problem the last few days. However I just ran a full virus check, and found a virus W32.Alcra.C which after it looking up, found it it is meant to give up pop ups asking you to download file.


So I guess a good thing for you to do now, is run a virus check. Good luck

[TimTim]

Just get Firefox (www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) and the AdBlock (http://adblockplus.org/en/) extension and it will save you from nearly every pop up there is.

[Dub45]

Just get Firefox (www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) and the AdBlock (http://adblockplus.org/en/) extension and it will save you from nearly every pop up there is.

the google bar is also handy as it has a built in pop up blocker too.

[Angelus]

i never download software that Im asked to download online, i may google the software and decide its worth it, but installing directly is a big no no, its quite easy to take an appilcation, ie SpyAssasin(not sure if it exists but its a made up example) rip it apart and install a nice handy trojan or spyware package so when you download it you think its legit when in fact its basically an "infected package".

always download from reputable sites directly, or a trusted mirror dont click a popup and download, its rarely safe and usually leads to complications.