i need help/advice
 

:( hi to all who read this. i have a problem i think! when i go onto forums like this one various posts have a man or sometype of thing holding a sign board up...... this then has my ip isp wot im running on and what internet explorer im running..im assuming this should not be happening but i dont know how to stop this info showing i have spoken to ntl tech support who told me wasnt a problem. but loads of these little men telling me and msn when joined a group chat told me this info too THIS was written in red by them at msn.... i therefore assume it is dodgy etc can anyone please help me to stop this or tell me if this is a problem as really worrying me......... thanks for any help in advance :D :wavey:

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Hi Mandy - a huge big :welcome: to the forum :)

You dont have to wory about the above. Your browser gives this information to every web site you visit. Its not a problem or a security risk.

Dont worry about it :)

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don't worry - this is harmless info. They cannot get any 'info' from your PC (e.g. passwords, bank details).

Not sure who is using it here (there are a few), but most that I have seen say not to worry - in this case you can trust them.

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And the other ordinary members of the forums don't see your info, they see their own. Only Mods/Admins have access to that info.

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yep , i would go along with all that , dont worry be happy :D :D :D

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Browsers give out certain info, which can be useful to developers who can then tailor the javascript on webpages to suit a certain browser. Although there is a standard to which browsers should stick, they often don't and so a javascript command which works for one will have no effect on another. To get round this many pages will query the browser that opens it and obviously this info can then be written to the page if the developer decides to. I guess some people think it's a nifty little thing to have. :)

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Hey Mandy!



I too saw one of those and it freaked me for a second...I did a bit of trawling and found the source:

http://www.danasoft.com/


Its a clever little avatar thinggy that only YOU see...a lot of my mates on other sites have them...kinda freaky though when you fisrt encounter one!

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:angel: PHEW thanks everyone who replied i was really worried about this as these little men keep telling me all my details..... it was very scarey, i dont have credit cards or anything like that on here but was afraid somebody would know exactly where i lived....... thanks once again i feel a bit better now but wish these ppl didnt have these little men with plackards thou!:wavey: