I have a desk top PC running the latest version of Windows and has McAfee live safe installed. I use Chrome to use the internet.
Yesterday I was doing some research for work(looking for a type of textile design) and used Google image search.
Various images came up that matched what I was looking for (coffee check duvet covers to be precise) so I saved a couple of them and then clicked on another one which rather than being retailer's or manufacturer's sites seemed to be somebody's blog or similar. Before I had chance to move off it as it wasn't what I was looking for, a video popped up of a woman in pink undies and it said something like "Barbie Cam" or thereabouts. Within about 2 seconds I clicked the x to get off it (honestly I did!) and that was that.
I was trying to figure out what I had done to go from what I was doing to a webcam site, but I couldn't. Anyway, a minute or two after that the computer froze for the first time I can remember. It is only about 2 months old. Also I have noticed a slight delay in my usual websites opening, which I don't think I have imagined.
I ran a scan on McAfee which said all was well, but I am wondering whether I should install something like Malware bytes which I have on my tablet and do that as well, or will too many "security" type programs slow things down?
Any suggestions or am I a bit paranoid?
Yesterday I was doing some research for work(looking for a type of textile design) and used Google image search.
Various images came up that matched what I was looking for (coffee check duvet covers to be precise) so I saved a couple of them and then clicked on another one which rather than being retailer's or manufacturer's sites seemed to be somebody's blog or similar. Before I had chance to move off it as it wasn't what I was looking for, a video popped up of a woman in pink undies and it said something like "Barbie Cam" or thereabouts. Within about 2 seconds I clicked the x to get off it (honestly I did!) and that was that.
I was trying to figure out what I had done to go from what I was doing to a webcam site, but I couldn't. Anyway, a minute or two after that the computer froze for the first time I can remember. It is only about 2 months old. Also I have noticed a slight delay in my usual websites opening, which I don't think I have imagined.
I ran a scan on McAfee which said all was well, but I am wondering whether I should install something like Malware bytes which I have on my tablet and do that as well, or will too many "security" type programs slow things down?
Any suggestions or am I a bit paranoid?