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Standard User Banger
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Thu 10-Dec-20 22:25:00
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Adscamming


[link to this post] 		 
https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/10/adscamming_cr...

Apparently the ads inject into Firefox, edge, and chrome. Read the above link for full details, can also steal credentials and stop updates. Win 10 Defender detects it.

Tim
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Standard User camieabz
(sensei) Fri 11-Dec-20 00:13:03
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Re: Adscamming


[re: Banger] [link to this post] 		 
This distribution system offers up software for download that unwitting victims run.
So it would seem easy to avoid. Just don't accept software download offers.
Standard User Banger
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Fri 11-Dec-20 00:41:20
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Re: Adscamming


[re: camieabz] [link to this post] 		 
Depends how it is offered. Some might go for free Games download.

Tim
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