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Thread #107411   Message #2228912
Posted By: JohnInKansas
05-Jan-08 - 07:09 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Jan 2008 - Bogus applet virus or trojan?
Subject: RE: Tech: Jan 2008 - Bogus applet virus or trojan?
No argument with the ambiguity about what's being asked for; but we don't really know which page gives which request, or what the page making a particular request was meant to do that might need the service asked for.

It is helpful to remember that just because the phone rings doesn't mean you have to answer it, although a lot of people find it really hard to resist doing so. If the page does what you want it to do without giving it any additional tools, it's perfectly permissible to IGNORE the request. An answer/response is NOT REQUIRED in most cases. The requested action is blocked, or you wouldn't get the notice, so you DON'T have to "turn it off," if you can bring yourself to just leave it alone.

(If you leave it alone, at least some sites will come back with an explanation of why the want it - sometimes.)

Of course, if you find a site that makes unreasonable demands, or unacceptably suspicious ones, it might be wise to just avoid going there too often.

John