My aplogies for an off topic question, but I know most of the people who frequent this newsgroup are security savvy and may be able to help.
I have read that malicious intrusions can often enter computers when a user clicks a button on a pop - up window, and that these buttons often have misleading names.
So, how do you safely close a pop - up window just to make it go away?
Is it safe to click the large X button at its top right corner, or might this symbol be programmed to do something other than just close the window?
On one occasion I tried using the keyboard Alt + F4, but this closed the browser down also.
Thanks to anyone with the patience to put me on the right track.
Cheers,
John S