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Unfortunately, the ad under "Does this banner show ads based on your interests? If yes, you have been tracked" is a link to what I can only imagine is malware,

by muraiki 11y ago

Unfortunately, the ad under "Does this banner show ads based on your interests? If yes, you have been tracked" is a link to what I can only imagine is malware, given that it's an "Update Drivers Now" ad. As such, this site isn't really appropriate to send to the average non-technical user, as given my experience from working at an IT help desk years ago, people will end up clicking that ad and installing the malware...

tokenizerrr 11y ago
That's Google Ads. So I guess most of the internet isn't really appropriate to send to the average non-technical user?
- jarcane 11y ago
  Pretty much, no, really. This is why I consider an ad-blocker part of any standard security suite.
  - digi_owl 11y ago
    I keep going back and forth about installing one for my parents, after having had to deal with a couple of full screen "ads" that mimicked Windows having a security crisis. I say "ads" because while the thing was a obvious (to me) scam, it came while browsing Facebook of all places. As such, the only way i could see it happen was via the Facebook advertisement system.
    - krisdol 11y ago
      Why do you go "back" on it? The internet is a better, safer, faster experience without ads.
      - digi_owl 11y ago
        I wonder what it will bork up for them.
- muraiki 11y ago
  I see that you've never worked in tech support. :) The sad answer is that yes, many users are confused by these ads, thinking that they actually reflect a problem with their computer, and proceed to install whatever they link to. Since the site is trying to help non-technical users achieve greater privacy, I find the inclusion of these kinds of ads disappointing.