How easy is it to get malware from Google?
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Published 2024-07-05
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All Comments (21)
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I was not ready for the turn off anti virus tutorial.
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Google doing apparently nothing to vet their ads is both unsurprising and disgusting.
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And they wonder why we use adblockers.
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Adblocking should be a basic human right
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This is why you need a adblocker!
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One of the biggest reasons why an adblocker is necessary. Yes, ads are annoying and blocking them has adverse effects on whatever service you are using. But the fact that there's malware in predatory ads is a big red flag.
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This shows that you need to be careful on the internet no matter how good you are!
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That comparison between the fake and real blender website gave me anxiety. I just downloaded it yesterday.
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Google is grossly negligent. Thankfully, most reputable AV would block these downloads or execution.
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Never trust ads
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Man, strange how this problem was recognized and solved decades ago by Linux package managers, almost like a majority of that malware wouldn't have even had the chance to get on a Linux system
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There was a time when there was fake OBS ad links that were malicious so probably a 7/10 likely
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Remember: When it says "Undetected", it doesn't mean the Anti Cheat. it means VirusTotal.
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There are a million reasons why being able to buy ads to prioritize search results is a bad idea. Even a criminal one.
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This will never stop unless Google is held directly accountable for these malware links. Only then, when it really hurts in their wallet will this actually be fixed.
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The Internet, today, is STILL virtually 100% unregulated. They certainly opened the motherload of a can of worms when they released this onto the world.
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I downloaded vlc from Google search and windows didn't detect it. It was malware. I noticed the ssd light was on solid. I didn't have this problem after I installed mint on the same machine. Very fast too. Now it's got ublock, no script, etc. And im learning about linux too.
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this is why I love adblockers
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3:50 And that is the reason adblockers are good for you, even encouraged to use by the FBI.
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So my takeaway from this video is, I will never ever ever ever remove my ad blocker. I don't think often about it, but man there are endless ads loaded with all kinds of treats.
