Can i get anything that could do harm to my computer by looking at a page on the tip forums. Can some1 post thing that could get into my comp form that w/o clicking a link.

 

 

 

Thanks, im parrinoid after the thing a kid put up yesterday

If you use IE then its a possibility. But you are pretty safe here thanks to the things the admins have implemented

If you keep your software up to date (eg. make sure windows and internet explorer are up to date by visiting http://www.opera.com etc.)

 

 

 

If you keep all that up to date, then if you just visit the pages on tip.it, you ought to be safe. However, as soon as you go clicking links to other sites, you're exposing yourself to other dangers. To browse the web safely these days you really must use a firewall. If you don't have one, I think there's a sticky somewhere with links to some free ones, or you can just google. If you intent on downloading any files (which most people do) then you also ought to have an antivirus program.

 

 

 

From past experience, if you're using Internet Explorer, I suggest you change browsers. Internet Explorer is made by Microsoft and they have an extremely poor track record of vulnerabilities, exploits and bugs. Personally, I use Mozilla Firefox - it's 100% free of course and blisteringly fast, but the key point here is security. Mozilla has a history of patching any vulnerabilities that are discovered within days, sometimes hours. Microsoft on the other hand often takes weeks, if not months.

 

 

 

So erm to sum up, if you keep your software up to date, then it's very unlikely that you'll get viruses/other harmful stuff, so paranoia is not necessary. Caution and commonsense are your allies.