Pop-Up Dangers

By now, one would think that most internet users would be careful of where and what they click. There be dangers lurking. However, there is a study with pop ups that shows why hackers prosper:

“Internet users are unable to distinguish between genuine pop-up warnings messages and false ones, a study at North Carolina State University has found.

The study examined the responses of undergraduates to messages which popped up while they did other tasks on a PC.”

link: Users fail to spot fake pop-ups

It might be interesting to see why some people are not using pop-up blockers. They are free and can prevent a whole load of troubles. For example, Google offers a free pop-up blocker in their tool bar and Firefox has add-ons (extensions) that prevent pop-ups from appearing. These pop-ups should be blocked for the sake of security and to safeguard the computer resources.

Catherine Forsythe