Hey, i'm kinda clueless with computers so could anyone tell me; Can your personal information be at risk by just going on a website? and Can you get viruses from just goin on a website?
thanks
2006-08-24 23:21:20 · 4 answers · asked by ActionMan 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
yes. as far as going on websites and getting a virus, most definitely.
as for your personal info. never plug a computer into a modem if you want to protect the information on it.
2006-08-24 23:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes A lot Of Company Will sell Your Personal Information to Commerical website so they can know what you like and what you do not , so they can start selling you Stuff
Yes some website Most of it it is Porno websites it has alot of Viruses
But Otherwise if i were you
i will get a Anti Virus and it should take Care of Those Small Viruses
i hope my words makes sense
Peace
2006-08-25 06:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by Momomada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, you need to install virus checkers, firewall and spyware to keep yourself safe and pop-up advert free. There are several really good free programmes available on the net. Just type in free firewall, free anti-virus etc. I'm sure you can download them easily and then you are safe.
2006-08-25 06:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by Luvfactory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, so to protect from that you need an antivirus, antispyware,firewall and antispam
1. AntiVirus=> AVG Free Edition http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-free
2. AntiSpyware=> Spybot Search & Destroy http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-free
3. FireWall http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
4. AntiSpam (it works only in Outlook and Outlook Express http://www.spamfighter.com/download_download.asp
If you want to know what sites are bad and what sites are good download McAfee Site Advisor http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=mcafee%20site%20advisor&tag=srch
2006-08-25 06:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by PainMaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋