My stepson admits to opening pop ups but not to downloading the material. We have found undesirable material downloaded onto our computers hard drive, the law is trying to accuse one of us of purposely downloading this material so this is a SERIOUS matter. Can someone enlighten me as to how this all works? Feel free to ask any questions necessary if I haven't made clear the circumstances of the situation well enough.
We do have the pop up blocker that the guys at the computer store installed along with virus protectors and firewalls. I know now that more protection is needed but the information I really need is to know if it is possible that the material was an occurrence that was not performed by anyone 'downloading' directly onto our system from our computer.
Thank you one and all!
2007-01-05 02:08:48 · 4 answers · asked by Ms BG 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
yes, they can download files to your PC.
2007-01-05 02:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I answered this already. Yes, opening popup's can install unwanted spyware, viruses, and trogans to your hard drive. Is it possible that the stepson was surfing on these perticular sites? Download and run this great free program http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare-Personal/3000-2086-10407614.html?part=dl-AdvancedW&subj=uo&tag=button. It will prtect your pc. Good luck. Mikie.
2007-01-05 02:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mikie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. A popup should never be opened.
2007-01-05 02:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋