Woodnights

I suspected that you use Internet Explorer as your browser, which is always under attack when surfing the web and you made no mention of using an anti-virus app.

I would like to make a couple of suggestions that may help you out, i.e. keep you relatively safe while surfing and offer your PC overall protection.

1) If you do not have an AV app then either download Avast or AVG, both are free and will give that much needed PC protection.

2) When surfing dodgy web-sites you should use Firefox, along with a number of security add-ons. Most people like Firefox because it seems have more safety (and security) features than any other browser. However, I have found that it requires a reasonably powered CPU and lots of memory, e.g. 1 - 2GB.

I would also like to add that you should have Ad-Aware and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (both free anti-spyware apps) to your protective arsenal.

One further point, the ultimate protection you can have for your PC is your own common sense.


UK Bob