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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!

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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
            last edited by

            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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              • CoisesC
                Coises
                last edited by

                I have yet to visit a Notepad++ download page (with ad blocker off) that doesn’t show malicious ads. I don’t think the attempt to block them is working. Apparently there is an endless supply of them.

                https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=CcvtZ7GRlaIiQBIGfkPIPi-CY0AX6j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOMBT9Dd6E25g09ROvnt2CYN3NQFAa-Lef2pv5pQ-rZcia19BSyBlrTTsrLJnFZy0B7wqv5sOB00jBEu-8rLg6fxvvt8M7FsSQrH708MWCQkKBpYCDIHWxH7SNQYmpVdKnPxAEeECxnJJvPjlYsVxYXXwb96i_oa2IZ-_nVDvFKkCHJc4dhtWsBzmC9W2MkErB3C9w3JbB2ldbP98qnPeHgsrw-TasE5jXO9-G6iqsn9avE1VbEfe2bJ1GcWk8_tYtrvGH6_vV9j5GCmeVqdGHqvrvKWj2HlggcMPyRwnVquUCWCTvGABsaB9Y78namBWaAGIagHpr4bqAeW2BuoB6qbsQKoB_-esQKoB9-fsQKoB62-sQKoB7_TsQLYBwDSCCYIgGEQATICigI6DYBAgMCAgICAqIACqANIvf3BOliamcy50p6OA_oLAggBgAwBqg0CVVPqDRMI4Z3fudKejgMVgQ9ECB0LMAZaiA4J0BUBgBcBshcQGAwqCjI4OTgwMTU3NzRQAQ&num=1&sig=AOD64_3OAvqHExxFzqZ39Vv_nY392RyFrQ&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.sitesearchweb.com%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYddd_V5p89uYG-xqnes1hHop3P4ejlU37YINicfMDgcaYqYRGshkmofTQ-DoEx7-h84FjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbHPJzTENUpBaAyk53qNmph2wHa_vNRNvaLIyg9gfIDj5TV3sobZEUaKCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgBgg4HzULXDDHRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqgkV33XsPLOzAqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCc-eiE8XDqLL0GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3YEoFnXJFSE0icNG8e6hRGqrKgEaUcF1k8szuCJyE2bNnMvyG4Q0vrAv2jeqHb2t8lKp3pU96NOrjR5d2JcR7f0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiIPIcuS3nP6oILOD-POaK0tr9kLgmvdrZ7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzzt9COYEOxVPw-lsh4gpnT538cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIWiQ-FajQwJOQ9lFUAD_xlBnMvyG4Q0vrOg3dDrUJu-WZ45I9S7VMAnwTX5ETt_hqMyfxOHXrn80bKLzXV8FQSpL0yv6gxbNXnRfg3k4HTQ64-_mj5MG-7QwTi-7OzfL3FUijSlchrgSNhi4Yk0dePHH7YKDcEz8J10eSKE1FkaK2eTmpZIWx4huvls-x-qjzULgbQPVp3KxYOEvC5UKKYuzypjklxUogoI3e4tMWh8xOHPNgKAG1iM2ca0jJ47zh3Xnt8YtdwtB%26cap%3DaGVk7AABCAgIRA-BAAYwC8GBOrTmtyQJQyYTyA
https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=C04Ik7GRlaIToBcWNur8P8KyH-AX6j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOgBT9BUo3D1m1KRWli3cyJg7lZsZ3fJNsnjHtfX4ZBHEdUgJxosVNhTB7PKHMvnZVOqBeiG2FyG1KW0oHlJXacS6yWNESHN_V8yBSYuTyOAHh0ulpg5roh4J_7rVA236mvYhM2FYiBV3FKrgfAse3dGoT3gPdY3e84IGEV-HH2OsCunZy2qSScGIMme26AIiSJIsZYD8ZBcsHYUsc6lrHy5DZHirldcmoDYJ7W43pqi3m8xSdF7BzVZTMcp3s32nvCthNZKVCDqUo0EXaptGSUnAPQPEhaAuVEjFpM66ksvGztTztGOpdyOn4AGxoH1jvydqYFZoAYhqAemvhuoB5bYG6gHqpuxAqgH_56xAqgH35-xAqgHrb6xAqgHv9OxAtgHANIIJgiAYRABMgKKAjoNgECAwICAgICogAKoA0i9_cE6WN3tzbnSno4D-gsCCAGADAGqDQJVU-oNEwinuOK50p6OAxXFhu4BHXDWAV-IDgnQFQGAFwGyFxAYDCoKNDM3NDc0ODk3OVAB&num=1&sig=AOD64_23DgzHNulxuwrCaajMKg0NXv1G2A&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.sitesearchweb.com%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYddd_V5p89uYG-xqnes1hHop3P4ejlU37YINicfMDgcaYqYRGshkmofTQ-DoEx7-h84FjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbGwSun7INxD7QXlkMjUMXImwHa_vNRNvadLh86-rB0EN0y997DyVX3qCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgBgg4HzULXDDHRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqgkV33XsPLOzAqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCc-eiE8XDqLL0GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3YEoFnXJFSE0icNG8e6hRGkJV0qAYy0Kx8szuCJyE2bNnMvyG4Q0vrOetKgBYLF6elKp3pU96NOrjR5d2JcR7f0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiIPIcuS3nP6uFbv7iqDN96qfL0FntUSjt7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzzt9COYEOxVPQwcpfUWNXeZ38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIX30kKhk7jZqQ9lFUAD_xlBnMvyG4Q0vrLqWQrcNAfoSUVILrLXNzCl-mHzOH3dfGjKFQl8_LpMhywf2aabYqRhL0yv6gxbNXt3ugxqkyN8Z4-_mj5MG-7QwTi-7OzfL3NpP_P_2FyhcXzM8HzNJAU3H7YKDcEz8J10eSKE1FkaK2eTmpZIWx4huvls-x-qjzULgbQPVp3KxYOEvC5UKKYuzypjklxUogoI3e4tMWh8xOHPNgKAG1iM2ca0jJ47zh3Xnt8YtdwtB%26cap%3DaGVk7AABdAQB7obFAAHWcLC2hYRgVlc2g3GlDw
https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=CMCUj7GRlaNqbBMWTvMcPleKskAb6j4XmbaCDqMWtDcCNtwEQASAAYMm-yYbEo8gXggEXY2EtcHViLTMwNTA2MzQ1OTE5MDc4MTjIAQmoAwHIAwKqBOgBT9Bxd9L07b8fUHQt3Oms4piTnz7BuC2S-oh9e1TPdereVnKoJ07bPbH9i-R-UsXxCoQlftM1nvgnTaKuMXJBzWEUG-UZw2TJ-0Mzvh1vmiu5RqoGLMyjMJR2wAxv2Fwu6V3NX1Hp6Ho4k5E3LJgyqpWgEqplX3fQX0TDFVrMkj3vxjSL97TucXeDLGpCbqchll7zyNqzDMYjF9tGDMXRmp4IJwSzuLYUnkJ40UDRFPXQR-hvj9DfRqJfoZvkJpe8wCXsyK2TjLY6gBkx70UqaNjscWEpVUFnIAhLVM-G24qlLxzoKkrjB4AGxoH1jvydqYFZoAYhqAemvhuoB5bYG6gHqpuxAqgH_56xAqgH35-xAqgHrb6xAqgHv9OxAtgHANIIJgiAYRABMgKKAjoNgECAwICAgICogAKoA0i9_cE6WKGUzLnSno4D-gsCCAGADAGqDQJVU-oNEwjL4t650p6OAxXFCe8CHRUxC2KIDgnQFQGAFwGyFxAYDCoKMzEzNzMxMDQwNFAB&num=1&sig=AOD64_2aXEBoU2NtJHaV9eEEC0MzwEGLZw&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&adurl=https%3A%2F%2Frtb.sitesearchweb.com%2Fapp%2Frtbclick%3Fp%3DhwYWMEB5yLQeS-2L09qapObI6rhj6iX1kUYvcc0zaJmktJmalqtYddd_V5p89uYG-xqnes1hHop3P4ejlU37YINicfMDgcaYqYRGshkmofTQ-DoEx7-h84FjlnoVrk6pIECQbGMQUguYatVWFFqG2cTvWFg3YxtSXBc7CVocNFYVWFj6-yjYRRhyW78wDg6ktdXecUuHvJxoj95DG5eLJMuL10VWe71vS6OmP5x2LCFUOaWzmsLc2MDWNNERfWAryNeLuiwhntoXWUmtaDj43KGVdxhb8HRagWOWehWuTqnkNcE_QoiWQoZcXyBjGeuhxO9YWDdjG1JSAtM29UH6ToyTFaLXZMWbcn0nWSHM7wEHnaqLh8PYQhh83ysbbtsnxrHARYdIP22g88ZQhJLiVX5WYW5sdU2ElBiClCZ39Okuohpytl3IGJaiXIfpz_fbZf1JKMr4689niFRWeGYQeGwHa_vNRNvaXIAo0-2-cv8vdzeu0ASWKKCeAD1IvhNaP8sUppB90IhXvMYORdOEXp_FHNfEhKooIbr4ScI-uON36n1-VC-CuDlzpN6jAWgBgg4HzULXDDHRBpLKWX7EUXOTps5XJEUr-V-wvxXnTkEH39XULhQqgkV33XsPLOzAqcdxkgx1RbhbC7U30TJp2c_RCOaTboU3PQbbwy_B9u4voRc3PNxmyfRoF0ro2BEGEVNxk35fiGCc-eiE8XDqLL0GK4UD154jLX08dsz0sA5_nuhfyhFz4zVFiRX8Peq3YEoFnXJFSE0icNG8e6hRGgXEtdl8FDZQ8szuCJyE2bNnMvyG4Q0vrGYY96RsEA2alKp3pU96NOrjR5d2JcR7f0TCbq8yh6dpqMS1vzK1UhiIPIcuS3nP6gI2iscFP5N8nqk_qQr3-8t7IInRaK_SYHdQBkvSIznhESTwXU9T0F-amyEVUCY3BODPT_PeU9Hmwj2qLmKzylu5SfQlVE9wjMe1e97PFkyzzt9COYEOxVPatV8XIAV3Sp38cZPrM9-_PQbbwy_B9u6fLl5nzoq-p4xaqmcNHUMMOxND6ZFHsDvKS3oyal67y5KthPkPTytKoIAJGu2qQHEINNPljpmZIRCMoVWhPyach94tD4bkcQDeTNS6RrvGgpiJL9sC8r4AiRY7sxQ2kyQi20JN8AN4iv06AY71i_71-EbSUWMPFLwlsqoZyyXiX161IgH86Iynvy8-QaB3ncRXF_wmV1ouhQ1_24vKbJvqaADj0fNy0USy4sypBZPoGq4L1hFUPNJABsCwwDdmiNWJlFJqWLatT2e2ywA-NtTm9depf5g6vXtrhjgW7G-JuVy9bKHu64CDAbxYokRf5ZjWL2R4TfmQwjSyLRTD38Cs%26cap%3DaGVk7AABDdoC7wnFAAsxFan2Svh4uUIH7OiOsg

                By the way, since the introduction of the “Advertising” label, what I see is this:

                c02fdb6f-873d-437a-94ac-7fb3efad35d7-image.png

                (page down)

                96e5e764-3626-4317-a50f-58a3c72e0460-image.png

                and the real download link after the second page down. (If I make my browser window wide enough, the normal configuration returns, but this is how I normally have it, and it’s comfortable on most web sites.)

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                • donhoD
                  donho @Coises
                  last edited by donho

                  @Coises said in Fighting Malicious Ads on Download Pages:

                  I have yet to visit a Notepad++ download page (with ad blocker off) that doesn’t show malicious ads. I don’t think the attempt to block them is working. Apparently there is an endless supply of them.

                  Sorry I don’t have the time yet to contact adsense for this issue.

                  The following ads domaine has been blocked:
                  https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/

                  I don’t think the block list does not work.
                  Additionally I just block the 2 following:
                  https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/offer
                  https://www.sitesearchweb.com/

                  Could you try again by removing all cache to see if it work?

                  and the real download link after the second page down. (If I make my browser window wide enough, the normal configuration returns, but this is how I normally have it, and it’s comfortable on most web sites.)

                  It’s due to the theme used is conformed to responsive criteria - for that I can do nothing.

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                  • CoisesC
                    Coises @donho
                    last edited by Coises

                    @donho said in Fighting Malicious Ads on Download Pages:

                    Could you try again by removing all cache to see if it work?

                    Sure. Now it looks like this (scale shrunk to fit):

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                    https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=CFhdhb3ZlaLCkFaTykPIPnfHfyQb4vMyHfKevx-icFOun3vyZJhABIMy95iFgyb7JhsSjyBegAaDs-tUqyAEBqAMByAPLBKoEhwJP0NxTBcMZTVEO5okLG5eVjt7PRseK06KdhkBeizgvKXpiPRgBFdane1hTpMrKyZ9ugAIpzVHdsrSBHepL6TnopsL78O-q4rsvKJ6QM1QlCtR5d-OxBkOLyd5Qz5prBcyhScT5fF27uoMfx59D-XwsAeeQvSwJ-HawoctNX1L_NVgZoIHMmaIhBqpK6lpphG8Mk_Pa00C_lH4KUToMCE00UVtW97SqX3dcrSlVF3fKcTC-mTbwvPOP_rFL1xf3REEwqgPhzp7K76EOsTp2F7o5Sotj8qoT2DF4B4zrfzNeOAUfDB8XXWBNL2exwrsU_Tc6IHRKsTrVbm3YbUmrwOkYuJc3CHQzrcAE3Ymgt58FiAXs5NbZT4AHoKTLtQWoB-LYsQKoB6a-G6gHzM6xAqgH89EbqAeW2BuoB6qbsQKoB47OG6gHk9gbqAfw4BuoB-6WsQKoB_6esQKoB6--sQKoB9XJG6gH2baxAqgHmgaoB_-esQKoB9-fsQKoB_jCsQKoB_vCsQLYBwHSCCkIgGEQARifATICigI6DYBAgMCAgICAqIACqANIvf3BOlie_bGT456OA7EJyle6gFlculaACgGYCwHICwGiDAOQAQGqDQJVU8gNAeoNEwiQ5cmT456OAxUkOUQIHZ34N2nwDQKIDgnYEwzQFQGYFgHKFgIKAPgWAYAXAbIXAhgBuhcCOAGyGAkSAptfGAEiAQDQGAHCGQIIAQ&ae=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8Jeyk-OejgMVJDlECB2d-DdpEAEYASAAEgK_qvD_BwE&num=1&cid=CAQSTgDZpuyz-E_DPWNw7W407_LxywZy1qhyEdAQxFuU5svsU4k5usnC7pX5lSlgoPehVeuiO6S1hiNGbwb-bL51zw2Aw2zqM6D9_Rxw1D-4QRgB&sig=AOD64_0DYbOiJ1p_Ez_CQyk3PshNpXNQrw&client=ca-pub-3050634591907818&rf=1&nb=2&adurl=https://get.wavebrowserpro.com/blue-install%3Fsrc%3Dx-cp21400825616%26ob%3Dobedobem%26dvc%3Dc%26k%3D%26crt%3D%26adp%3D%26plc%3D%26tgt%3D%26sl%3D%26cpd%3D21400825616%26iid%3Dwav-pro%26gad_source%3D5%26gad_campaignid%3D21394469484%26gclid%3DEAIaIQobChMI8Jeyk-OejgMVJDlECB2d-DdpEAEYASAAEgK_qvD_BwE
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                    I don’t think the block list does not work.

                    I have no reason to think that it doesn’t block what you enter. What I meant was that it’s not accomplishing much, since it seems like no matter how many bad ads you block, there are always more to take their place. It seems like this is making a lot of work for you, but the whole nature of the advertising system is just undermining your efforts. (No complaint or criticism towards you, just disgust for the whole ad-supported nightmare that is the modern web.)

                    It’s due to the theme used is conformed to responsive criteria - for that I can do nothing.

                    Understood. I probably use a bit narrower browser window than most people.

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                      donho @Coises
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                      @Coises

                      Sure. Now it looks like this (scale shrunk to fit):

                      Cool ! it seems the blocking is working - thanks to block https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/offer.
                      It’s tricky. Typing https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/ will redirect to https://www.sitesearchweb.com/ so I realize https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/ is not a real domain. And the main part of the link you provide is https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/offer (after stripping the parameters) so blocking it make work.

                      I will remove https://ff.sitesearchweb.com/ from the list because 349 blocages restants (limite de 500) - please let me know if these ads returns back, then I’ll add it again into the list.

                      The 3 domains that you provided has been blocked:

                      https://get.wavebrowserpro.com/
https://productivityboost.net/
https://photoeditor.net/

                      Please let me know if you see others.

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                      • donhoD
                        donho @Coises
                        last edited by donho

                        @Coises

                        I have no reason to think that it doesn’t block what you enter. What I meant was that it’s not accomplishing much, since it seems like no matter how many bad ads you block, there are always more to take their place. It seems like this is making a lot of work for you, but the whole nature of the advertising system is just undermining your efforts. (No complaint or criticism towards you, just disgust for the whole ad-supported nightmare that is the modern web.)

                        I do what I can do.

                        Though a lot of them are missleading, not all of ad destinations are “malicious” - here’s an example:

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                        The link of “Download the White Paper” is:

                        https://more.suse.com/Security_controls_for_the_OWASP_Kubernetes_Top_10.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=5_0004280_OA_Google_NeuVector_OWASP_Whitepaper_mp_2024737_en&utm_term=NeuVector_Prime&qgad=749273370457&gad_source=5&gad_campaignid=22495509070&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq7mXqOCgjgMV3Yd_BB0V5DQqEAEYASAAEgJecfD_BwE

                        which leads to https://more.suse.com/ - a section of suse.com website.
                        It’s not the first time I’ve seen this - I have also blocked Microsoft & Google chrome.

                        I don’t think these prestigious companies are aware that they are running the misleading ads. The real issue, I suspect, is that the marketing departments within these companies work with ad agences that view the traffic as an efficient way to boost superficial performance metrics and revenues.

                        OTOH, back to 2013, in Oracle Java download from their website, it contained even the crapeware:
                        https://www.facebook.com/Notepad.plus.plus/photos/pb.100057220819766.-2207520000/569194946466175/?type=3
                        And Adobe did the same thing:
                        https://www.facebook.com/Notepad.plus.plus/photos/pb.100057220819766.-2207520000/948957855156547/?type=3

                        The both cases above, it’s really too huge that I don’t see how they can be innoncent.

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