I Need a PC Geeks help

[Angel37]

I just receieved a message checking my e-mail that said a cetain ip addess didn't match users address and it said someone may be trying to eavesdrop on me. I hit 'accept' but nothing happened. Was that bad??? *huggles Trixie, her laptop* I don't want her to be killed! Help me!

[Sync]

was this in a webmail box?
I'd say it's more likely to be baiting spam, to try and get you to do something like login at a fake page that's copying something real (ie. eBay or Paypal). but you'd have to post the headers or the full message to really know.

[Angel37]

no it popped up as a web alert. i'm using opera, not IE if it matters.

[Slater]

yep, that is a popup, advertisement.

[Mithrandir]

Slater is probably correct - it's likely a pop-up advertisement designed to look like a legitimate box.

Next time you see it (if it ever happens again), use the printscreen button to get a screen capture and post the picture. We'll be able to tell more from that.

[Angel37]

kk. will do. ty!

[Agent Anderson]

If weird windows keep popping up, you should install & run Spybot and/or Ad-Aware to check for spyware.

[Chu-Chu]

Ummmmmm....I am just testing to see if I can post thingies yet.

[Chu-Chu]

Ummmmmm....I am just testing to see if I can post thingies yet.

OOOOOOOOH!!!!!!! It works it works it works!!!! YaaaaaaaY! Thank you, Angel37!!!!!! <3

[termyt]

I agree that that was most likely a pop-up advertisement. You should simply close any such windows. Clicking inside the window - even if you are clicking a close button inside the window - can trigger spyware to download onto your system. Close the window by clicking the X button in the title bar of the browser window.

I would recommend downloading an anti-spyware program like Ad-Aware to check your system for malicious programs.