Every time there’s an update pop-up on my PC, I sort of get worried if it’s actually safe to click on it. The pop-ups appear from Adobe, Microsoft, Java and all but how authentic is it? How do we come to know if it is a malware?
Every time there’s an update pop-up on my PC, I sort of get worried if it’s actually safe to click on it. The pop-ups appear from Adobe, Microsoft, Java and all but how authentic is it? How do we come to know if it is a malware?
You have come up with an excellent question, I must say. This is a question that’s in the head of a million computer users throughout the world and it should reach to others who are ignorant about these malwares.
If you can possibly follow the below given rules, there’ll be negligible chances of you jumping into unwanted mess.
1. Microsoft windows come up with their download recommendation only in the system tray. Never download any windows update which comes as a pop up.
2. It is an important fact to keep in mind that almost every program provider comes up with automatic website. just in case they send an update pop-up via any media, simply visit the site and check for updates
3. Never ever follow a link from an email you’ve received to update a product. Hardly any top provider does that. Almost all of them update automatically. You’ll be surprised to know the number of fake emails people get on daily basis. Never entertain them.
I hope this at least addresses the core of your question. Pop-ups are dangerous and unreliable for the very concerns you raised in your question. Most specifically they can be faked. So all that should be done is Leave Them Alone!!!
I have an UAC feature turned on. Each time a program (outside of Window domain) is executed, the UAC opens a window.
"Do you want to allow the following program to make a change to the computer
Program Name: xxxxx
Verified Publisher: xxxxxx
File Origin: xxxxxx"
This will give enough information to make sure that the program is genuine. There is a Show Detail feature as well.
It’s always better to allow any unauthorized upgrade. Instead, go to the website ( Microsoft, Adobe, Java, etc ) and download the update yourself.
Harm is definitely done if we run an unauthorized update but after having everything said and done, one thing that needs to be made clear is the fact that the harm has been done long back and your PC is already affected.
In case you get an unauthorized request for update. Shut your PC down and run the required malware check.
Agreed! Another thing to take care of is: never click on the ‘X’ to close the pop up. These maybe malware tricks, where in as soon you clik on such a cross sign and the malware gets active.
what yo can possibly do is to either reboot or use Control+Alt+Del which'll open task manager and close the source program. The best and the most recommended way of dealing with such an update pop up is to get out of the program and check out with the official site itself.
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