A 'popup' blocker came up when doing live online banking. Surely this is not right - nothing should be able to get into my account. Is my online banking secure?
2006-12-21 02:58:51 · 7 answers · asked by Mimi 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Like someone has previously stated, pop-ups are sometimes used to deliver additional information to the customer (ie, you). However, it could also be the case that the website you were using was dodgey or fraudulent.
I'd recommend you hook yourself up with a copy of Opera and set it as your default browser. It's probably *the* most secure browser and now has built in fraud protection so you can guarentee you wont get scammed.
Download Opera:
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Demo on Fraud Protection:
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/flash/fraud/
2006-12-22 02:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by coxy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many online banking sites use popups to provide FAQ's, Help and user information. You have nothing to worry about as long as their is a lock on your browser's status bar, this indicates a "secure and encrypted" connection.
2006-12-21 11:01:44 · answer #2 · answered by arcaemous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which popup blocker? Sometimes online banks use popups for information - they are benign and can be allowed ('add to whitelist' in IE options)
2006-12-21 11:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by SeveralTimesWrong 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are right. don't fill any forms that require personal information if you are not sure that those forms are legal.
spyware pop-ups may look like your bank site, i mean they can have same logo and stuff, but you need to check if address in the address bar is the same. i mean if your bank website is www.bank-online.comm than the pop-up should have the same bank-online in the address.
if you suspect you can be infected by spyware, scan your computer with antispyware. i.e. spyware doctor is good for deep file scan and real-time protection:
http://www.2-spyware.com/review-spyware-doctor.html
2006-12-21 11:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you don't want anymore to see pop-up while you are using internet you should download Pop-Up Blocker.
You can download it for free here http://bit.ly/1qDiz92
2014-07-15 19:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abbey do it too its when another window come up and dont worry its ok
2006-12-21 11:01:07 · answer #6 · answered by julie t 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
be safe....... check with your bank... better to be safe than sorry
2006-12-21 11:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by Carling 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋