Azies Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 This, is why I use adblock, just saying folks. TPreston 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1164420-fake-microsoft-security-essentials-popup-on-neowin/page/2/#findComment-595817480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Just want to point out that it isn't the advertiser, if someone pays to display ads on Neowin then they will be accepted if they aren't on a known blacklist. I'm going to guess that this ad is probably not a company, but a single person who paid money to display a rogue ad on Neowin just like I could on another site if I wanted to. Certainly but, from my point of view, as a basic member, I get an ad which tries to install malware. Whether it is a company or an individual is not relevant, they managed to pass whatever screening process the ad company had and they gain a window of opportunity to spread their filth. Ultimately and this is the part that saddens me, the site that suffers from that would be Neowin Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1164420-fake-microsoft-security-essentials-popup-on-neowin/page/2/#findComment-595817498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Veteran Posted July 14, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 14, 2013 The advert that I reported before is still present: Which comes back with this, via Eset... Perhaps a false positive, but the advert is formatted wrong anyways. You cannot even see the dark text on the dark background. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1164420-fake-microsoft-security-essentials-popup-on-neowin/page/2/#findComment-595817998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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