Accidentally Clicked Ad

[TowerShield]

So I was on a site today, and I accidentally clicked an ad. It sent me to one of those sketchy, "Congratulations, you won," sites. I went back immediately, and ran an AVG scan. It came clean, but I'm paranoid. Am I okay?

 

[Rukbat]

Probably. It's like getting a "you won" notice in the mail and throwing it out. If you had clicked on the "you won" site, you'd probably be asked to fill out all sorts of information, including a credit card number or Social Security number, or something else to allow them to steal your identity. You didn't gill anything out, so all they have is your IP address - which is about as permanent as the wind direction. (Disconnect your router from the modem, wait 5 minutes, connect it again and you have a different IP address.) They know the town you live in, that's about all.

 

[TowerShield]

Probably. It's like getting a "you won" notice in the mail and throwing it out. If you had clicked on the "you won" site, you'd probably be asked to fill out all sorts of information, including a credit card number or Social Security number, or something else to allow them to steal your identity. You didn't gill anything out, so all they have is your IP address - which is about as permanent as the wind direction. (Disconnect your router from the modem, wait 5 minutes, connect it again and you have a different IP address.) They know the town you live in, that's about all.

Okay. Good. There's nothing in the downloads folder, so I should be fine.