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>Unwanted software I just visited the download.com page for Chrome and it has two ads served by Google. Both ads contain fake download buttons: http://i.imgur.
by anon1385 11y ago
>Unwanted software
I just visited the download.com page for Chrome and it has two ads served by Google. Both ads contain fake download buttons: http://i.imgur.com/eAATuwb.png http://i.imgur.com/eAATuwb.png
Google ads are dangerous.
- will_hughes 11y agoafaict neither of those ads are by Google.
- nl 11y agoTheses aren't Google Ads. It's interesting that you thought they are. What made you think that?
- Houshalter 11y agoGoogle's buttons are in the top right of the ads. Clicking on them will send you to a Google page about their ad program.
- nl 11y agoI'm on mobile so I get Yahoo ads(!), but that icon looks like the IAB AdChoices icon to me: http://rocketfuel.com/wp-content/uploads/adchoicediagram.jpg http://rocketfuel.com/wp-content/uploads/adchoicediagram.jpg
- Houshalter 11y agoThat's really strange because clicking on that icon does send me to a Google page. You can see the website here: http://download.cnet.com/Google-Chrome/3000-2356_4-75205983.html http://download.cnet.com/Google-Chrome/3000-2356_4-75205983.... The website even claims the symbol is Google's: http://imgur.com/tWV4ROd http://imgur.com/tWV4ROd
- mohsinr 11y agoYes adchoices symbols are used by Google Adsense ads. See this official post http://adsense.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-in-ads-notice-label-and-icon.html http://adsense.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-in-ads-notice-label-...