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https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Spotify-Free-ads-causes-browser-to-launch-on-malware-virus/idi-p/1461222 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoin

by g45y45 8y ago

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Spotify-Free-ads-causes-browser-to-launch-on-malware-virus/idi-p/1461222 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Spotify-Free... Literally this service delivered malware in 2016. You are permitting spotify to distribute adverstising malware.

djohnston 8y ago
interesting, seems like it was patched quite quickly. what proportion of ad-blocking users are security-conscious engineers vs people who are simply trying to avoid ads?
- g45y45 8y ago
  Does it matter? What is important is that users are not getting their PC's ransomwared. If a desire to not look at ads also results in less ransomwared PCs, Win Win!