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I bought a new Windows laptop last year. Of course the first thing I did was open IE and search for "download chrome". Stupidly, I clicked on the first link, w
by bambax 11y ago
I bought a new Windows laptop last year. Of course the first thing I did was open IE and search for "download chrome".
Stupidly, I clicked on the first link, which was a Google ad for Chrome bundled with some malware.
Spent the next few hours getting rid of said malware.
I've used adblock (ublock) for a long time, but there was always a little bit of guilt associated with it; that episode cleared the guilt, completely and for ever.
- phpsupport 11y agobambax, its not malware. when you installed free software they created spam add-on in browser.
- PhilipA 11y agoAnd how isn't that malware?
- sshagent 11y ago"IE the number 1 browser for downloading Chrome"
- digitalengineer 11y agoSame thing with VLC I (as a Mac user) once installed for a Windows friend... The malware/adware version scored nr 1.
- tdsamardzhiev 11y agoThe web can be scary without adblocker. Many people have given similar examples here lately. Here's one from me: I have a certain addiction I cannot control. Tried everything possible without any success at all. It's not as dangerous as drugs, but it's also related to buying a lot of expensive stuff. So, when I disable adblock, every website spams the hell out of me with ads related to my addiction. This is nasty! And disgusting. I'm sure I'm not alone. Also there's probably a huge number of people that get influenced to smaller extent and don't pay attention to it (because it doesn't ruin their lives, y'know).