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> serves malware It opens a page with an advertisement link for "Speedup My PC", not even the article claims that it serves malware, just that it "promotes" it
by josefx 10y ago
> serves malware
It opens a page with an advertisement link for "Speedup My PC", not even the article claims that it serves malware, just that it "promotes" it. Going by the description of the detected malware signatures Speedup My PC isn't even harmfull by itself, it just is snake oil with no real use bejoind selling its own license.
Unless you click the link, download the exe, install it, fall for the detected issues notification and then proceed to buy a license nothing will happen.
- Houshalter 10y agoSome users will fall for it though. The author wouldn't do it if they didn't make money from it. I think it's wrong to support such shady stuff that will harm some percent of its users.
- Dylan16807 10y agoEven "harm" is a bit of an overstatement if josefx is right, because if anyone pays money they do so on purpose, and they get value back in the form of the extension.