[chirp_users] Problem reported with Windows download?

[Andrew]

I had a look on a Windows PC earlier today and saw different green 
"download" button-pictures. They didn't say what they were for, so you 
would assume it was for Chirp.

The site really shouldn't have adverts in the first place, but they 
should at least be surrounded by a large border and the word 
"Advertisements" made larger so that it is more obvious what to ignore.

I've made a screen-shot of what I see here, which is different again:
http://image.bayimg.com/3a8b49c77301614b0fd2fbe706251df281fd4839.jpg
This doesn't even look like an advert. It is certainly not advertising 
anything, only trying to scam people into clicking on it thinking it is 
something it isn't.

-- 

Andrew.


On 19/11/13 19:55, Aubrey Turner wrote:
> After reloading the download page a few times, I got the 'green 
> download button' that someone reported earlier to appear.  It is 
> indeed an ad, served by Google, and it points you to a download page 
> for what is ostensibly 7Zip ( 
> http://www.download-21.com/7zip-20627cre/). This download is most 
> definitely not CHIRP and is not part of the Chirp download page.
>
> Of interest, the download, which technically includes 7Zip, also 
> includes a bevy of other software, including a variety of toolbars.
>
> Here's what it has to say on that site:
> " Clicking this Download button starts DomaIQ^(TM), it manages your 
> 7Zip installation. Additional software may be offered to you via 
> opt-in ads during the installation process."
>
>
> So it's kind of unscrupulous on the part of "Zip App" (the sponsor of 
> the ad, according to the bottom of the banner), and it could trick 
> someone into downloading the "7Zip" utility instead of Chirp.
>
> I don't know how whether an attachment will make it to the list, but 
> I've attached a screen shot of the ad, for any who may be interested 
> in what it looks like.

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