It's ridiculous that they ask. When I first started using the internet 17 years ago or so there were some popup ads if you went to the wrong place, but they were NEVER like they are now. Like the writer above states, Adblock programs are a MUST. Using Google Chrome, and Windows' 10 built-in Defender program, I haven't had a virus, malware, or any other BS in 2 years. I still download the same things I always did, and look at the same things I always have, and I don't have problems.
The rest of my family who are NOT very computer literate however, constantly have problems with malware and virus's, and even the dreaded Ransomware. My mother on her work laptop has had ransomware take hold of her computer on TWO occasions in the last few months.
And the funniest part is the bank's IT guy refuses to let her use Google Chrome and Adblock + Adblock Pro because supposedly the ancient microsoft Internet Explorer is "more secure" even though it's the same browser that has repeatedly put their banks' security at risk. That's another thing, these so called professional IT guys just blow my mind with their ineptness, though I guess that's a whole other conversation.
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Adblock and Adblock Pro never go off.... Ever.
It's ridiculous that they ask. When I first started using the internet 17 years ago or so there were some popup ads if you went to the wrong place, but they were NEVER like they are now. Like the writer above states, Adblock programs are a MUST. Using Google Chrome, and Windows' 10 built-in Defender program, I haven't had a virus, malware, or any other BS in 2 years. I still download the same things I always did, and look at the same things I always have, and I don't have problems.
The rest of my family who are NOT very computer literate however, constantly have problems with malware and virus's, and even the dreaded Ransomware. My mother on her work laptop has had ransomware take hold of her computer on TWO occasions in the last few months.
And the funniest part is the bank's IT guy refuses to let her use Google Chrome and Adblock + Adblock Pro because supposedly the ancient microsoft Internet Explorer is "more secure" even though it's the same browser that has repeatedly put their banks' security at risk. That's another thing, these so called professional IT guys just blow my mind with their ineptness, though I guess that's a whole other conversation.