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The Next Ad You Click May Be a Virus - 06-16-2009, 02:46 AM

Viruses can be incorporated directly within an ad so be careful when you click on an ad; Full report; Total Telecom - Online ad sales open door to viruses
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Thanks for the heads up ann!


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Hardly savvy people click ads.
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Hardly savvy people click ads.
Yes, but any ordinary individual usually gets attracted towards ads and pop-ups, out of curiosity, they do tend to click it. An awareness is important inorder to avoid the spread of viruses through such means.
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06-22-2009, 03:10 AM

Thanks for the heads up, I agree the newbies are more curious and they hardly use any ad blockers.
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