Princess Ivy

do you click links posted in threads? or are you decerning about trusting just anyone? i've recently gone to catch up at a forum i used to frequent, and noticed that a few of the members there would post links infected with spyware and viruses on purpose, to catch unwitting people out. this for a joke or to teach people a lesson. i realised that i generally don't click on links, unless they have been posted by someone that i know and trust. i was wondering how other people surf safely.

Leto

Use a Mac, and clean it on a regular basis.
And on PC, I've got hardware and software firewalls, antivirus and anti-spyware so it stays rather clean...

Princess Ivy

yeah, i clean often, but don't borrow trouble by visiting odd places.

Leto

I'm curious and part of my job is visiting odd places (currently working on "warez" sites)

littlemissattitude

The only times that I will click on a link in a post is if it was posted by someone I trust, or if it is a link to something like an online newspaper website that I recognize.

fitnessk

I do sometimes click on links. However, I do not do so very often.