Then prepare for the “pop-ups!”
At some point – sooner or later – you are going to be innocently surfing the web and all of a sudden a message is going to pop up that you weren’t expecting (as shown below):
And it could say anything:
- “Congratulations! You won (something)!”
- “Warning: You need to update (something)!”
- “Click here for an important (something)!”
- “[your shocking or frightening message here!]”
Honestly, NONE of these “pop-ups” are trustworthy!
The best rule is to ignore and close them…with one expection! IF you get a “pop-up” that says something like “this page is malicious,” DON’T ignore THAT. If that happens, close the whole tab entirely (and start again).
Have you ever downloaded a file or app to your tablet? Tap your answer:
