For a while they were bundling in spyware with popular downloads, which would not have been stopped by an adblocker, and common sense would have dictated it was

For a while they were bundling in spyware with popular downloads, which would not have been stopped by an adblocker, and common sense would have dictated it wasn't there to begin with. They've since stopped now that the site has changed hands again, as far as I know.