Can you get a Virus on your PC from playing Bingo Online?

January 7th, 2008 by Sharon

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The answer to this question is, if you play at a reputable online bingo site then the answer would be No, as these sites recognise that security is an area of vital importance to its players, and that it is imperative that you should feel totally safe when playing with them, therefore they would use Software that is powered by a secure and reputable company and you would not need to worry about getting any type of online Virus on your PC from them. The case however would not be the same if you were to play at an online site that is not so reputable, as we might say in laymen’s terms ‘Dodgy’ and you may be susceptible to getting spyware or a Virus on your computer if you were to play at these unsecured sites. When you play at an online site, always check that there gaming certificate is in date, your computer should pick this up and would normally give you pop up message for you to accept the site as it is showing that the sites certificate is out of date, please always look into why the certificate is out of date carefully before accepting the site, as this could lead to a Virus or Spyware getting onto your computer.

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Please remember if you play at a Reputable , then you should never have a problem. I would however suggest you download Ad-Aware onto your computer and run the scan at least twice a week, it is completely free for personal use and gives you peace of mind to know that you do not have any spyware on your computer, if Ad-Aware detects any such spyware on your PC it will remove it and put it into its Virus Vault, where it will not be able to bring any harm to your computer.

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