update the suspicious requests updated media player?

for the last few days everytime I open windows media center I find another window opens upward behind, asking me to "update my Media Player" or "Download HD... Click here to continue "but those aren't sources of windows, which make me suspect me." Am I wrong?

Hello Dana,.

I think you're 100% right, even if its not more than one approach "cannot be too careful...". ", that's a healthy attitude to have.

Besides that do not download from unknown sources being a red flag - Microsoft only will do things through anyway "official" channels - the other red flag is how to manage a unknown window open without any overt act by you. You have a firewall up? Is it strong enough? Any source, but above all an unknown, must automatically be blocked by a firewall unless you have expressly authorized to open.

By this I want to say, some act manifests as open a browser window, clicking on a link to download or from a download manager, sending an e-mail, something that a firewall has been formed has a message "It's OK" attached to it. If not, its an automatic block.

If you do not have this type of protection, I highly recommend you get this protection. I use and recommend the application freeware PrivateFirewall, download it here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/Privatefirewall.shtml .

Let me know if this helps you.

Kind regards

BearPup

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