favorites

[bucketmouth64]

My wife works at a bank and was telling me that I shouldn't have any bank websites in my favorites because it can be hacked into or compromised easier. Any opinions on that? Haven't heard that before and haven't had any issues all these years. She also said not to have credit card companies in favorites.

[upnorth]

I would be concerned about saving passwords. Favorites are just links and shouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't recommend saving passwords for any kind of financial sites tho. That would be a vulnerability.

[pureinsanity]

I wouldn't worry too much. Like up north said, don't save passwords or user names.....

Check with your bank if you do online purchases. I know WF now has an credit card you can use for strictly online purchases. You transfer the money from your account to your card and then use the card. It will stop with online fraud as anyone that tries to use that number will come up with ISF when they try to use it.

[spearchucker]

Agree with UpNorth and PI. Favorites are simply links. The only way this would be a problem is if you had the browser store your username and password (bad idea IMO). Then if someone clicked the favorite it would automatically login.

[bucketmouth64]

That's what I thought. I don't have username/passwords saved by the browser for these. Speaking of browsers saving username/passwords is there a way to delete this for other websites(nonfinancial) that I have them remember the info?

[mabr]

Hey how about a password folder that has the document protected by a password in the C: drive. Is it safe?

Thats where i keep mine, should i change this?

[Valv]

Hey how about a password folder that has the document protected by a password in the C: drive. Is it safe?

Thats where i keep mine, should i change this?

Any advertisement on an internet site of where you can keep passwords is not a safe practice.

[spearchucker]

That's what I thought. I don't have username/passwords saved by the browser for these. Speaking of browsers saving username/passwords is there a way to delete this for other websites(nonfinancial) that I have them remember the info?

yes, what browser are you using?

[spearchucker]

Hey how about a password folder that has the document protected by a password in the C: drive. Is it safe?

Thats where i keep mine, should i change this?

As safe as you are going to get.

[BobT]

I would be concerned about saving passwords. Favorites are just links and shouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't recommend saving passwords for any kind of financial sites tho. That would be a vulnerability.

I agree 100% with this. I use a common password for almost every site where I have one and I don't have a problem saving those passwords. But, when it comes to usernames and passwords for financial accounts, online bill paying, etc., I use entirely different ones. I also do not allow my browsers to save passwords, credit card numbers, checking account numbers, etc. Any hacker knows where to find these on a PC.

Does that make it 100% safe? Absolutely not! Every time I use a CC# or checking account number online I'm taking a chance just as any time I use a CC or checking account for over-the-phone or in-person purchases. It's always a risk. Actually, one of the riskiest is using personal checks. Think about it. How many of us have our address, phone number, driver's license number, and even our social security number printed on them and then at the bottom is our bank routing number and checking account number not to mention our signature. With that routing number and account number anyone can make online purchases against your checking account.

[bucketmouth64]

yes, what browser are you using?

[BobT]

yes, what browser are you using?

explorer

From your menu bar click Tools. Click on Internet Options. Under the General tab find the Browsing History section and click the Delete button. A pop-up window will appear. Click the checkbox in front of passwords and then when you click delete your passwords will be deleted.

[bucketmouth64]

thanks, BobT.