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About 8 years ago I got a virus while viewing someone's portfolio on DeviantArt on a page when my computer rebooted. My best guess is maybe it was through third
by cahoot_bird 10y ago
About 8 years ago I got a virus while viewing someone's portfolio on DeviantArt on a page when my computer rebooted. My best guess is maybe it was through third party ads. I've never completely trusted DeviantArt ever since.
- 20after4 10y agoThey have a lot of problems with that. The reason: Most ad networks lump them in with porn sites because they allow adult content to be uploaded. Most major brands won't touch it so the display ads are very low quality and riddled with malware. I did quite a bit of work on tracking down and swatting the malware ads but they were almost impossible to track down and there was no accountability through the ad networks. (I worked as a developer at deviantArt from 2009 to 2013)