Close a pop-up without pressing it
Shut a pop-up safely, including the kind built to frighten you.
A pop-up is a small window a web page opens on top of itself. Some are notices, many are advertisements.
A virus warning with a telephone number is built to frighten you into calling. No real company does that.
Key points
- A pop-up is a window a page opens, and closing it is safe
- A warning with a telephone number is the pop-up, not your computer
What to remember
- A pop-up is a window, and windows close.
- A web page cannot see your computer, so it cannot know anything is wrong.
Try this
Next time one appears, find the small cross at its corner and press only that.
Practice: Close a pop-up without pressing it. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.