Katherine, you must understand that installing an app, any app, including the OS (windows, Linux, Apple OS X, Unix, Sun OS, HPUX ...etc), might or could open the door wide for backdoor entry into your computer, and/or install trojans that communicate to remote site(s) and download and install malware. There are many websites that you visit with your choice of browser, and they will install javascripts on your machine. Many many of these javascripts install malware on your system without your knowledge, let alone your consent. It is part of today's world and there is not much that can be done.
Most websites will not work (i.e. display on your screen or allow interaction by you, such as clicking on a link, or filling a form or searching ...), without letting them install their javascripts on your computer. If anyone tells you that javascript cannot do that, know full well than person is either a liar or is ignorant of what javascripts can do. On 09/06/2014 11:15 AM, Kay H. wrote:
Just a heads up... I downloaded 2 items yesterday, Adobe Reader for Windows and Open Office. I assume it was from one of those two items that my system was infected with animated pop-up ads that proved to be rather sticky to get rid of. You may have been hacked... Katherine Hoffmann
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