Security alerts

There are many sites, when I access them I get either one of the below
two messages. When I am accessing my email files in Yahoo mail, I now get
these annoying pop up messages since using Windows XP Pro. I never got
them when I was using Windows Me.
Yahoo gives a selectable [standard or secure] option, but no matter which option
is selected, I always get either of the below messages: I can't seem to get an
answer to this anywhere. I have tried all the options supplied with the Windows
Help function. Any help will be appreciated.
Bill G


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Internet Explorer
When you send information to the Internet, it might be
possible for others to see that information. Do you want
to continue?

[ ] In the future, do not show this message.

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Security Alert

You are about to be redirected to a connection tha is not
secure.

The information you are sending to the current site might
be retransmitted to a nonsecure site. Do you wish to
continue?

 

These are normal, nothing is wrong. Just select not to show it to you again. You can check to see if a page is secure by looking for a padlock near the taskbar.

 

Bill,

I'm just guessing here, but it's probably a setting somewhere in your Internet Options, If XP has such a thing. I don't know anything about XP, so it's a guess.

Look in Internet Options on the Advanced Tab, (on all tabs if necessary) if you have Internet Options, & this should be in there somewhere.

Warn If Forms Submitted is being Redirected.

If that's in there & it is checked, then that is probably why it is popping the warning up.

If you don't like it, just tell it not to show it again.

I run Win 98, & I get the same thing, but it is because I have it set to warn me that an e-mail, or a site is trying to re-direct a part of my browser without my knowledge. That gives me the opportunity to say, "Hey! No ya don't." I didn't ask to be redirected & I don't want it.

The sneaky, underhanded, browser redirect may not actually take you to the site, but it will at least redirect a part of your browser to that site, so that the site can put a cookie on your computer. Sometimes it will be a Tracking, or Snoop cookie. I just got through reading about some of that stuff awhile back.

msn.com redirects part of your browser every time you get on a site that uses their redirect. dbcentral being their main partner. There are lots of others that do it too.

Deloris.