On 3/25/2015 8:29 AM, Mark Johnsen wrote: > Andy - thanks for the reply. I thought it was a little strange to get the > red screen and wanted to make sure the community was aware of what's going > on there. I hadn't seen that before from that site. > > I agree w/ the shady download adverts, they're prevalent at source.forge > and cnet's download.com, but I hadn't had chrome stop that before. > > Once you're past the adverts, then you have to watch about the rogue ad-in > installs like ask.com, etc. Those are on the same level of evil...
I have to deal with that a lot. I show people what to make sure they un-check when they download and install software, but some people just cannot or refuse to learn. ALWAYS select custom install if available and carefully examine each step during an install instead of just clicking Next. So they regularly pay me to come and clean up all the junk (they won't learn how to uninstall anything) and scan/clean their computer for BHO's (Browser Helper Objects), PUP's (Possibly Unpopular Programs) and malware. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
