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Exactly. Adblocking is almost more important than regular antivirus these days. Arguing against adblocking while serving ads from third party networks with unve
by 0x0 11y ago
Exactly. Adblocking is almost more important than regular antivirus these days. Arguing against adblocking while serving ads from third party networks with unverified javascript is like arguing that running antivirus software is morally wrong.
- viraptor 11y agoI completely agree everyone should be blocking ads for security, but this comparison is not right. Antivirus should already protect you from many known javascript-based malware. The difference is that antivirus will block (some of) the attacks being executed and let ads through. Adblock will block both normal ads and malware. That's why nobody ever argued that running antivirus is morally wrong.
- TeMPOraL 11y ago> Adblock will block both normal ads and malware. Normal ads are malware for the brain. It's just that this type of malware is legal and considered by many to be a respectable occupation.
- pjc50 11y agoPeople have argued against running antivirus: the desktop advertising industry. This is why "antivirus" and "antimalware" are separate products. This is the murky world of the "potentially unwanted program" (PUP). e.g. http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/05/sourceforge-grabs-gimp-for-windows-account-wraps-installer-in-bundle-pushing-adware/ http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/05/sour...
- viraptor 11y agoI'm sure there are people who'd like you not to run AV. But the link you presented does not mention anything about them arguing "that running antivirus is morally wrong."