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    • A
      alexkoster
      last edited by

      Thanks Don for providing a great piece of software, service to our community and for reminding us to open our hearts to those who are suffering (Hong Kong people, Taiwan independence, the Uyghur people and the Ukranian people to name a few)!

      Here are the ads I am seeing when browsing using Mozilla Firefox from the USA. Both the top horizontal banner ad and the square ads on the right side appear malicious.

      Screenshot 2025-06-07 at 22-16-55 Download Notepad v8.8.1 We are with Ukraine (stable auto-update triggered) Notepad.png

      Top horizontal banner link:

      https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/offer?cid=10970&pclid=60526930&ctag=784125095&pubd=https%3A%2F%2Fnotepad-plus-plus.org%2Fdownloads%2Fv8.8.1&utm_campaign=110315&crid=4466&cr_gid=298&yomen=106&bid_r=PdI6rEu7Vk4fz3A8Z3GXDQ
      

      Screenshot 2025-06-07 at 22-23-44 Metric Unit Converter & Search.png

      Side square links (each seem to link to the same URL):

      https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/offer?cid=10970&pclid=60526930&ctag=784125095&pubd=https%3A%2F%2Fnotepad-plus-plus.org%2Fdownloads%2Fv8.8.1&utm_campaign=110315&crid=4466&cr_gid=298&yomen=106&bid_r=PdI6rEu7Vk4fz3A8Z3GXDQ
      

      Screenshot 2025-06-07 at 22-23-48 Site Search.png

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones
        last edited by

        @donho,

        I don’t know how much you can customize your stylesheets, or add <style> tags to individual pages. But if I use my browser’s “Inspect” tool, and add the following <style> to either the <head> or near the top of the <body>:

        <style>
            ins { 
                background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, white, white 48%, red 48%, red 52%, white 52%, white); 
                border: 3px solid red;
            }
        </style>
        

        Then I can make the page render like this:
        e66eb613-8b60-4486-a325-47d37e620a94-image.png

        <style>
            ins { 
        
                  /* Set a transparent border to allow the background gradient to show through */
          border: 4px solid transparent; 
          /* Apply your gradient as the background */
          background: linear-gradient(white, #f77) padding-box, 
                      linear-gradient(to right, #f00, #3020ff) border-box; /* The gradient for the border */
          /* Ensure the background covers the border area */
          background-origin: border-box; 
          /* Clip the background to the padding box and border box to create the effect */
          background-clip: content-box, border-box; 
          /* Apply border-radius for rounded corners */
          border-radius: 30px; 
            }
            </style>
        

        5c1bb69e-b311-4c06-a689-69f59d737a7e-image.png

        with an ins::before, you could even add an “AD:” prefix to any advertising content:

        <style>
            ins::before {
                content: "AD:";
                /* You can add other styling properties here */
                font-weight: bold;
            }
            ins { 
        
                  /* Set a transparent border to allow the background gradient to show through */
          border: 4px solid transparent; 
          /* Apply your gradient as the background */
          background: linear-gradient(white, #f77) padding-box, 
                      linear-gradient(to right, #f00, #3020ff) border-box; /* The gradient for the border */
          /* Ensure the background covers the border area */
          background-origin: border-box; 
          /* Clip the background to the padding box and border box to create the effect */
          background-clip: content-box, border-box; 
          /* Apply border-radius for rounded corners */
          border-radius: 30px; 
            }
            </style>
        

        e99e1142-27f4-466f-9dea-ec3d42f467da-image.png

        I don’t know if doing any of these would violate the terms of service for your hosting… But if not, and if you can insert your own style to change borders and background of the ins tag using something similar to one of the examples I’ve done (even if not exactly what I’ve done), then you could at least make it more obvious to users that those are ad links rather than real download links.

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        • donhoD
          donho @alexkoster
          last edited by donho

          @alexkoster said in Fighting Malicious Ads on Download Pages:

          https://ff.sitesearchweb.com

          shithttps://ff.sitesearchweb.com was already blocked. So I think you won’t see it anymore. If you still see them, it could be a redirection.
          In this case, could you provide me the link via right click context menu: “Copy link” command?

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          • CoisesC
            Coises
            last edited by

            Presumably different specifics, but looks about the same:

            https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=ClU5nLpxHaOtRi9jq2Q__8OqACvqPheZtoIOoxa0NwI23ARABIABgyb7JhsSjyBeCARdjYS1wdWItMzA1MDYzNDU5MTkwNzgxOMgBCagDAcgDAqoE4wFP0KD9Q5-RLoW_bLnU1bCDm2EsbyvkBSEHcqXOpSPEJYEzX7-amKNRwqwdZvTTA0G0rb32Tq1WMNhZc4CYZBHaDnvZrOg6mgasv6mOWjK84m0ochg54JtG4Dv7fdwW7F0CyitsG7GqCrbbBqua7540EiGSJJXY6Xyhkayupfx_HnRR6tvUkt9ZwNl572u3lO7h4HttpWb63188ldnzfGwadckWq4pBHv0HGciQYZotMELN9iOjnfi7IZ0v8QWm6nL73yAjOtvtfLHyBZ2zWeBmX1LsUSSDgwTocgcLOVvuSYsMMIAGsbbwlvCAu4dboAYhqAemvhuoB5bYG6gHqpuxAqgH_56xAqgH35-xAqgHrb6xAqgHv9OxAtgHANIIJgiAYRABMgKKAjoNgECAwICAgICogAKgA0i9_cE6WISF9Pbq5Y0D-gsCCAGADAGqDQJVU-oNEwjmyvr26uWNAxULrDoFHX-4GqDQFQGAFwGyFw4YDCoKNzg4NzQ4NjE3Mw&num=1&sig=AOD64_31LqHImfQ5WUrJfBD_n77VcK1pdg&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.sitesearchweb.com%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYddd_V5p89uYG-xqnes1hHop3P4ejlU37YINicfMDgcaYqYRGshkmofTQ-DoEx7-h84FjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fb6vPUQ50VoIUnwXV1JRfE_qvA5UeAtuF13dgMtBjhws3XBVX8PkxRsLn7GUZ7QQ6lTzQvziWiq67jTVQvVL4ScJYwqEcqLlqNRa8Vv1y9IfWC3Q8nwKZuEQXuW-A6veoEfn8yuoVxbCNfIb3rLfDWc3_b_Gpk1DjqcwuIa5K5WqE87ncelwQN_f3bjGrIIFKK29XXvCS9-JJSv0UMpIeRg_3BAN2jD3ow78hAE1-8MzEgdscSRm7E532hb9iNjk-HwmrAtXTbkRGWTc4SSy2LuZ38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6Kvm0aAYPyYIh5tRdxW3xB-_QE5DXfN81aoPE8hd8gsoWhYgybI1PShbFkgWFa5_OLeZTqxnJFur1wZYh3BiKrrTnmoIDghbKC_MOb4SsGzuc_PGQ9KWLPy1ILd14vPx7Umt05Kcho3rpLQRb1S7EHxLOMzi9wwR6cupMpufL7NZvVJd-QRi_Ingj1DV4wwZBYcJPZJxtpkh_SAmnFCFrTIAnUr1vdI3z3WtzW3WA3pZwTwhn299zQi3mU6sZyRbooQDKDPXPWzeWwOd93wnHxZQ0NlPczx10awIIGt4tNmQOvPLZN5tgfIFyz8V46Y83VoZiyCmQ6_e-98XvRv0OE6CFp1ERQFx80ZHE1sJ2zwRK7OvCHLOEj9Tcuz2SQzy5AxD5MTqRBNT9TuaUc529wNIR7-v9BkmRRG1Ht1xlZyg0DajfwlUXO-9Vllz4X16p_wUIr9XObVJXarNqABY1Jwb_-lV5QNSwlsqoZyyXiX0ln5vWg1SZe5mjsAbHZTL_icFxhspKGHGkTAMibSrLUnsXHhG6wEAT9jh-eE4fz2vfTRdfxmDwnsMSY7cnzjtElWd0eCfXbMuvkuq2m1qXK79P_OYW03cm3PFGTpaHdTA%26cap%3DaEecLgAAKOsFOqwLABq4fy8G8nwE6qycuLcviw
            https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=CRel0LpxHaOSGA4La6tkP-bXViA76j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOQBT9B10Q2cRwSPLH3bQKFXl4Rvwir0b4gUTMwBkgEV4xtIuRw-Gpr48HSM0CxfPqqoPrGx7vLheG-uBVa3O3sE3_HcgBLDWrOBiZN0UAZh1hT-U86_jfmVtTlrcMllBw0Z4LP2g8cqTihwaQt2N67SM4Pt2zuRZriRgvcMYPmsGY4EhIcCDtABq_o8UuOyj7V9LKzblcd7ELFf8kuSwUQzsxtd2u7isTHvK3VfaOwZUkaP9zyrgeDUO-RQucgKcDv0yswVBnEoze8YQwdA5ysKYG_EZ07jXoVi2R3Rh0CargrMG3kmgAaulaHroMTwjeYBoAYhqAemvhuoB5bYG6gHqpuxAqgH_56xAqgH35-xAqgHrb6xAqgHv9OxAtgHANIIJgiAYRABMgKKAjoNgECAwICAgICogAKgA0i9_cE6WLm89vbq5Y0D-gsCCAGADAGqDQJVU-oNEwjdzv326uWNAxUCrToFHflaFeHQFQGAFwGyFw4YDCoKMjg5ODAxNTc3NA&num=1&sig=AOD64_324i7XXl64msSitoHwgzKj0uK4_A&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.mysafe-search.net%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYdWI0N41op1w3ndwf1cOP_H7io7jhLPvYu4NicfMDgcaYp29hROsoyAr9M52sfQ0HRYFjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbmiv6Vvr5fFRnSs90jOkix2wHa_vNRNvaHSk0KLc-4R906HPYk2hw5aCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgB0X1Z1QwEn-PRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqguuuVlujQY4cqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCFDvhKXjoVS70GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3KbOul1pkNQDX-prCs8Qul_j_wnoSwFILzGOt4rmFz6hLBsYp64c2M1Fgnn7cH2R6AC6HsYdvIMeg8LI3HRUrm0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiACN2dUeb8fRloO2Zsu5XYYeDKeI0kAat7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzz2cnjTnMHipHwfbT90w5UJ38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIda1CsAYVdyUZiSPblR3sIBLBsYp64c2Mzvzcg0K0IUDUVILrLXNzCnbYlgNbptOW-0kaI1D1ogIhO5n6nKL1NtL0yv6gxbNXt3ugxqkyN8Z4-_mj5MG-7QwTi-7OzfL3NpP_P_2FyhcXzM8HzNJAU3H7YKDcEz8J10eSKE1FkaK2eTmpZIWx4iwOs_y4Mq4qkLgbQPVp3KxYOEvC5UKKYuzypjklxUogoI3e4tMWh8xOHPNgKAG1iM2ca0jJ47zhy-J8iOQGh9O%26cap%3DaEecLgAAw2QFOq0CABVa-WHG4Y9QAbMnmhCmrw
            https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=ChK93LpxHaLO9Be6eodAPsNOO8A76j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOkBT9AS8BDoK0GL0qOrdfFxFHFq2o5sDkTiBqA0rBWFtAyrzqSXbJq9gvZuAXU-qQwlhkoP5uKJ3P3OZlKfEtsAwTgxkoKeufBXSfQg6-9Zq5Tsbhrwoq_InsGTf6sk9yIP09A4D3M3uURlQ71cX-OuOw5-H8hK72ss07V1wP20L9LLFWfTJY8NRFoTyHjr1yojdeU53YlnxzIErq0VxVx4jvV3qGOhr1bHvmWROrP-7ELl7JTPpEX_OtI4UHFyfJmRIVlZoK9QZ7XfddENwf0CbP38tyTgzTYl0vngq4FH3w4_o_DlyzwSQ0GABr2v0pqUsJmNdaAGIagHpr4bqAeW2BuoB6qbsQKoB_-esQKoB9-fsQKoB62-sQKoB7_TsQLYBwDSCCYIgGEQATICigI6DYBAgMCAgICAqIACoANIvf3BOliI9fj26uWNA_oLAggBgAwBqg0CVVPqDRMI-cT_9urljQMVbk8IBB2wqQPu0BUBgBcBshcOGAwqCjQzNzQ3NDg5Nzk&num=1&sig=AOD64_1nVcUgveyG_MffOVS4kUjmjw0f9Q&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.mysafe-search.net%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYdWI0N41op1w3ndwf1cOP_H7io7jhLPvYu4NicfMDgcaYp29hROsoyAr9M52sfQ0HRYFjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbr-MkazxrTEQDUweEATlxPmwHa_vNRNvasbGN8ckx6wQkyc4MRIUrgKCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgB0X1Z1QwEn-PRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqguuuVlujQY4cqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCFDvhKXjoVS70GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3KbOul1pkNQDX-prCs8Qul6q3G3t1cb2IzGOt4rmFz6gQiTCU-P7KEJc3irnpjwFDAC6HsYdvIMeg8LI3HRUrm0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiACN2dUeb8fdgmcYTinMBbedbSTng5qbt7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzGBwSX-PoM4xh45rem4Vnyp38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIWpmEAgzyFrVZiSPblR3sIAQiTCU-P7KEPWSVrwd0A6ENb8sQS0HcWjlTvQONxA8QvsO3oFGQKo3zJGaZofFSf9L0yv6gxbNXnRfg3k4HTQ64-_mj5MG-7QwTi-7OzfL3FUijSlchrgSNhi4Yk0dePHH7YKDcEz8J10eSKE1FkaK2eTmpZIWx4iM5oYOVqms50LgbQPVp3KxYOEvC5UKKYuzypjklxUogoI3e4tMWh8xOHPNgKAG1iM2ca0jJ47zhy-J8iOQGh9O%26cap%3DaEecLgABXrMECE9uAAOpsD6B8UKU9freh-sf-Q
            https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=Cg1jbLpxHaKLfB-u0odAPm4T_sAn6j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOkBT9BYyV2WdYSUDvUnPY_dQ7DH9-IpaajrZN83TCYX5i2sO3cHRaBu2aannQ0-KHwORDtUPXcUlMLIJ3_39vzN_2FTtbvi_DD5brPBBt623GmytkGal-ghh-uuP8KGTRc80dfhoPZDb5RY5PIAGe_BdtJff0aH1At83TlDERb3fWAmGRMRQ2oSvqrIcBfRfYcKxn9Iz3d1w2cnt85k7OPYwioSkoabw9mlYSnDF3ssO2LaExJFPonysmC7GCm_ldtdWe80kny1UZnHS8gIMTmVyzmde79etIvFHabF2_lMvpHlI_6pO6kQftmABrG28JbwgLuHW6AGIagHpr4bqAeW2BuoB6qbsQKoB_-esQKoB9-fsQKoB62-sQKoB7_TsQLYBwDSCCYIgGEQATICigI6DYBAgMCAgICAqIACoANIvf3BOlicmPv26uWNA_oLAggBgAwBqg0CVVPqDRMIhbCB9-rljQMVa1oIBB0bwh-W0BUBgBcBshcOGAwqCjMxMzczMTA0MDQ&num=1&sig=AOD64_2QX5DLjS6Pl9QpUfqQ1VY45h0qjw&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.sitesearchweb.com%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYddd_V5p89uYG-xqnes1hHop3P4ejlU37YINicfMDgcaYqYRGshkmofTQ-DoEx7-h84FjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbVOa4TfyVhBeBhL_KgFHc8mwHa_vNRNvaYh2On9MNXKZ0DH834oxFHqCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgB0X1Z1QwEn-PRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqguuuVlujQY4cqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCFDvhKXjoVS70GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3KbOul1pkNQDX-prCs8Qul--6bVALW3NmzGOt4rmFz6gQiTCU-P7KENZwacGsXYRKlKp3pU96NOrjR5d2JcR7f0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiIPIcuS3nP6j9LQx4jnII3QVxqhM6ihVN7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzGBwSX-PoM4y7id55KnGcsZ38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIYo57d1ZSERHZiSPblR3sIAQiTCU-P7KEHvttU6nN97hHZ2cQoV2MN2vnGC-jpXBH6fi3wR4B3ibB6uOc1jseF1L0yv6gxbNXpSKgd637L684-_mj5MG-7QwTi-7OzfL3KySR8Wm3vHYXzM8HzNJAU3H7YKDcEz8J10eSKE1FkaK2eTmpZIWx4huvls-x-qjzULgbQPVp3KxYOEvC5UKKYuzypjklxUogoI3e4tMWh8xOHPNgKAG1iM2ca0jJ47zh3Xnt8YtdwtB%26cap%3DaEecLgAB76IECFprAB_CG9qinRrim8k_WhC1ew
            
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              donho @Coises
              last edited by donho

              @Coises

              Above 4 links are 2 websites (add sh*t before to not have the clickable links): “shithttps://ff.mysafe-search.net/” & “shithttps://ff.sitesearchweb.com/” - Both were already blocked - do you still see them?

              Edit: OK, I see they’re the same websites - it means Adsense block website system not working. I will contact Google Adsense for this issue.

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              • donhoD
                donho @PeterJones
                last edited by donho

                @PeterJones

                I didn’t try your method, because not only does it take the focus from the download image, but (I suppose) it will be also applied to the non-malicious ads.
                However, it gave me an idea: Why don’t we label all the ads?

                So here’s the result:
                4a8f7d75-1594-4603-a66f-dd4df4a42a49-image.png

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                • donhoD
                  donho @PeterJones
                  last edited by

                  @PeterJones
                  Finally I have tried your method - way much better: the “Advertising” label is much closer to ads.

                  It’s been applied to v8.8.1:
                  https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.8.1/

                  Let’s wait & see…

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                  • Mark OlsonM
                    Mark Olson @donho
                    last edited by

                    @donho
                    v8.8.1 looks good to me!

                    b4ca5135-c6fa-4b98-9223-374ae6b5204a-image.png

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                    • donhoD
                      donho @Mark Olson
                      last edited by

                      @Mark-Olson

                      v8.8.1 looks good to me!

                      But still, you can pass me the malicious ad’s link.

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                      • K
                        krystian3w
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                        In Poland, one ad loaded with the slogan “download” the driver update programme (Eset blocks opening as PUA).

                        The other two ads look like clickbait/are of poor quality.

                        Screenshot 2025-07-01.png

                        • https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?adurl=https://driverupdater.baisvik.com/pl/?plc=notepad-plus-plus.org

                        • https://trace-eu.mediago.io/ju/ic?google_click_url=https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?adurl ==> https://appcute.com/trending/szokujaca-historia-adoptowanego-dziecka-ktore-postanowilo-powiedziec-prawde/30

                        • https://trace-eu.mediago.io/ju/ic?oogle_click_url=https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?adurl ==> https://outliermodel.com/trending/poznajesz-te-slawne-osobistosci-zobacz-jak-zmienilo-sie-ich-zycie-od-pierwszego-wystepu-na-ekranie-pola-raksa-baidu

                        As I don’t want some kind of DDoS attack, I’ve cut the doubleclick.net parameters.

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                        • donhoD
                          donho @krystian3w
                          last edited by

                          @krystian3w
                          I cannot reach to destination domain (to be banned) without full link.
                          Could you send them to me via my email “don.h@free.fr” ?

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