What's up with these little signs in peoples signature? They tell me my IP address, ISP, operating system. Does this mean my CPU is not as safe as it should be? I got a little worried(maybe this is me being a noob) when one of the signs said your CPU info has been sent to fbi.gov, then one from the same person on a different thread said "now your CPU has been infected with the Worm32.vir" Is someone playing a cruel joke or is this possible?
P.S. By the way, this is the best website ever. Thanks to all you guys/girls for helping everyone out. The more I learn the more I try to help others. thanks
Quote:What's up with these little signs in peoples signature? They tell me my IP address, ISP, operating system....
Quote:........Is someone playing a cruel joke....?
yup =)
lol you have been had. fell for it hook, line & sinker! those supposed 'virus alert boxes' are just .gif images ;) (sorry about the teasing :)
Quote:P.S. By the way, this is the best website ever. Thanks to all you guys/girls for helping everyone out. The more I learn the more I try to help others. thanks
Your browser passes that information when it loads the image. Its how the Internet works -- the picture is hosted on some server and your browser has to retrieve it there, thus it has to tell its IP address and the picture is then simply generated on-the-fly and shows the IP address and other data available in your browser's information string in it. Thus, the picture is unique for eveyrbody who loads it and relates to their IP address and their browser infos.
@creaky I tested my computer and everything seems to be protected in "stealth mode" I was also looking at the LeakTest firewall. Do ya think I need it?
